Wednesday evening saw Tottenham vs Marseille in the UEFA Champions League. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis and provide insights around; * shot maps * pass flow * heatmaps * defensive actions * average positions and much more! We also try...
22-year-old Bamba Dieng joined Olympique Marseille from FC Diambars in October 2020. FC Diambars are a club from Senegal founded in 2003 by Patrick Vieira. His transfer to the France giants came because of a partnership between the two clubs a year earlier. Dieng joined the Senegalese club at fourteen...
Olympique Marseille club president Pablo Longoria has chosen Igor Tudor as the team’s new manager. The Croatian, who was the head coach of Hellas Verona last season has signed a two-year contract with Les Olympiens and has taken over from Jorge Sampaoli after the Argentine’s shock exit at the start of...
Aston Villa has moved fast this transfer window, with three players already in the books, and Steven Gerrard is far from finished, still keen on adding a few more talents. With Boubacar Kamara, Gerrard has attracted one of the most promising young talents in European football, who was also linked...
The final day of Ligue 1 2021/22 was very exciting. Even though PSG claimed the title very early, the second place in the league was not decided until this game. Monaco gained an upper hand with a +4 goal difference advantage, with both teams sitting 68 points. In week 38,...
William Saliba moved to Olympique Marseille on loan last summer in search of regular game time, and he must be pretty happy with how the loan move has gone so far. The centre-back has played the most minutes in the league so far. Not only that, his performances have been...
Marseille’s Boubacar Kamara (184cm/6’0, 68kg/150lbs) is in one of the most interesting positions of any player as we approach the 2022 summer transfer window. The 22-year-old’s Marseille contract is set to expire at the end of June, and I believe the player will, or at least should, be one of...
It’s not been all smooth sailing for Mattéo Guendouzi (185cm/6’1”, 68kg/150lbs), despite the PSG and Lorient youth academy product having been tipped for great things from a young age — even getting a high profile €8m move to EPL giants Arsenal while still but a teenager in 2018. During his...
The well-travelled Jorge Sampaoli took charge of Olympique de Marseille back in March with a clear goal in mind, declaring that he would put “a playing philosophy” in place at Orange Vélodrome, with an immediate focus on “fundamentals, desire, rhythm”. In his 11 games in charge last season, the Argentinian...
In every season of top-flight football, there are few stories more regular than utter turmoil going on at Olympique Marseille. In this season just gone - the 2020/21 campaign - André Villas-Boas, head coach since 2019, was sacked midway through the season after a debacle with the board over the...
With the popularity of formations such as the 4-2-3-1 and 4-4-2, a midfield double pivot is one of the most common structures found in modern football. The balance afforded by a double pivot lends itself to almost any style of football, from possession-based sides who use positional play, to sides...
Olympique de Marseille have not finished in the top three of Ligue 1 since 2012/13, but since then, Paris Saint-Germain have established a monopoly, winning the title six out of the past seven seasons. André Villas-Boas has a tough job on his hands if he is to restore France’s joint most successful club...
