Completed for Tudor
It’s over for the OM press conference before the round of 16 of the Coupe de France against PSG.
Igor Tudor on the game against PSG
“You have to do everything well and miss nothing (to hope to beat them). Of course the counter-attacks are important and you have to avoid them by being very compact also in attack. They have a team with a lot of dangers. Everything will have to be perfect tomorrow.”
Igor Tudor announces Tavares’ withdrawal from PSG
“Bailly, Balerdi are absent and Nuno Tavares too. He will be absent a week or two a priori.”
Igor Tudor on a plan to counter PSG
“All the teams are more and more organized against us. We had 2.3 goals in expected goals against Nice and they 1.3. But I like the way we play. Certainly we can prepare better for restarts but I like the way we play and I think the fans and the players too. The results are important but so is the game.”
Igor Tudor South Malinovsky
“Here the rhythm is higher compared to Italy even if he comes from Atalanta. He is physically good. He didn’t need too much time to adapt to the rhythm. He can play everywhere. “
Igor Tudor sur Ounahi
“I can only say good things. I’ve already spoken about him and what he can bring. He can play up front, he can play more defensively. He still has to adapt to the rhythm. I think the Pace of play is important and it takes time to adapt.”
Igor Tudor sur Vitinha
“He didn’t have a bad game against Nice. But it’s a new football, a new league and it’s different on a physical level. I think he will manage to improve. I’m not going to say if he will start tomorrow.”
Igor Tudor south Alexis Sanchez
“He’s always been essential. He’s at a good point in his career. He’s a 34-year-old player, you have to think about letting him breathe sometimes. It’s always easier to play the same players but He’s 34. I want to anticipate and prevent him from getting hurt. He’s 34 and it can be hard at his age to chain all three players. He wants to play everything and it’s up to me to give him a break. .”
Igor Tudor on Galtier the Marseillais
“I know he’s from Marseille. He’s a good coach and he’s proven it in his career. He deserves to coach PSG. I wish him the best except tomorrow.”
Igor Tudor on Mbappé’s absence
“I would be a liar to say it doesn’t change anything because he’s one of the best players in the world. It’s an advantage but there are also other very strong players who can change the course of the game.”
“I’ll buy you a Rolex”, the tasty exchange between Tudor and a journalist
Tudor addresses a journalist present at the press conference: “I don’t understand the question. You say that I took responsibility for the defeat. What did I say? I don’t read not the papers and I don’t remember saying it was my responsibility or my fault.”
Relaunched on his possible words Tudor continued: “If you have the images and the proof that I said that, I will buy you a Rolex. And if not, you will buy me a coffee (laughs). Impossible that I said that . I think you guys are going to buy me a coffee. I don’t read the papers so I don’t know what’s being said but honestly it really surprises me because I didn’t say those words.”
Igor Tudor on playing PSG in 2023
“They won less than usual but the motivation will be there against OM. A team full of players capable of making a difference at any time. They can score at any time. We have to concede a minimum of chances and push in attack from the start.
Igor Tudor on forgetting Nice loss to PSG
“Nothing to think about or heal because the team is in good shape. I like how the team plays, fights and creates chances. Tomorrow we have another match waiting for us.”
Done for Rongier, make way for Tudor
Finished for Valentin Rongier. Igor Tudor will soon succeed him.
Valentin Rongier on the captaincy at OM
“For me, it doesn’t change much. I’m very proud to wear the armband, but before the matches there are several of us talking and giving voice. When Dimitri Payet is not there, I have the armband. It doesn’t I don’t weigh on me and I try to restore his confidence in the coach. Several of us are pushing the team.”
Valentin Rongier on Lionel Messi and how to block him
“We don’t have an anti-Messi plan, it would be a mistake because they have good players in all positions. We have to play as usual. We don’t know the line-up yet and we don’t know if the coach going to ask us to do something special.”
Valentin Rongier on the Classic with newcomers
“No need to explain it to recruits because there are also big matches abroad. They know that a match like this is won.”
Valentin Rongier on his progress
“I hope to still be able to progress”
Valentin Rongier on OM goal
“We got knocked out in Europe so there is still the Coupe de France and the championship. We want to qualify for the Champions League but we also want to go to the end of the Coupe de France.”
Valentin Rongier on the PSG schedule
“The best way for them to prepare is to have a successful match. I don’t expect a match where they will have their foot on the brakes. I think they will put in the intensity to prepare the game well. Bayern too.”
Valentin Rongier on PSG who only talks about Bayern and not OM
“I don’t know how they interpret this match. Are you talking about the journalists or the fans? It’s an extremely important match for us. I think they are preparing well because they know that a Classic must be won.”
Valentin Rongier on refereeing and the use of VAR
“For me, we can put pressure on the referees, they are the ones who decide at the end. If we talk about the fault on Kolasinac, I went to see him. He tells me that there is no fault for him and that we confirmed to him that it was not necessary. I can only say OK and see after that he was wrong.
Valentin Rongier on the absence of Mbappé
“I’m not going to lie, it’s a good thing for us that he’s absent because we know his quality and his speed. Especially since we expose ourselves on the counterattacks and he’s a weapon in this area. He Don’t tell yourself that since Mbappé isn’t there, they don’t have anyone on the counterattacks. But yes, it’s a good thing for us that he isn’t there.”
Valentin Rongier on Payet
“Since the start of the season he hasn’t played as much as last year. He could have headed but he was always positive for the group. He is not happy with the loss against Nice, he is not happy to be out at half-time but he is positive in the squad.”
Valentin Rongier on the intensity to put before the PSG-Bayern match
“Yes, but we are not going to change our style, we are going to be 200% in duels and races. We are going to get them and we will have to be careful on the counterattacks. We are ready and we will try to move them.”
Valentin Rongier on his duet with Veretout in the middle
“Physically we are ready, it’s like the team. We are strong in the repetition of efforts. Hard work pays off.”
Valentin Rongier on the PSG game in 2023
“A little less convincing? They are winning games, there is quality. We have to be focused on ourselves. We don’t think it’s a PSG in poor shape, we have to play well against them. We’re not going to change the way we play, we will press high and avoid getting caught on the counter-attacks. We have to know how to keep a balance even if we play high.”
Valentin Rongier on Ounahi
“He is acclimatizing very well in the locker room. He is in a good mood. He is a player with a lot of quality, we saw him in the league and at the World Cup. He will bring us his carelessness because he is young . I think he will bring us a lot thanks to his qualities.”
Valentin Rongier on things to improve after Nice
“We faced a great team who analyzed us well. They knew how we defended and how we pressed. You have to know how to adapt against a team who know how to find these solutions. we grow.”
Valentin Rongier on the pressure of the Classic
“For me it’s positive, we are a footballer for these kinds of matches. It will be in front of our public with a great possibility. If we win, we know what it can bring behind.”
Valentin Rongier on recovering from the loss to Nice
“Physically it’s like after every game. We’ll be in good shape for tomorrow’s game. Mentally, we can’t win every game. We have to start properly tomorrow.”
Valentin Rongier and Tudor facing the press
A few more minutes of patience before the start of the OM media meeting.
In addition to coach Igor Tudor, Valentin Rongier will face journalists on the eve of the clash against PSG.
Payet and Vitinha left on the bench
Aligned against Nice, Dimitri Payet and rookie Vitinha did not shine. Eric Di Meco said he was surprised to see them start against the Aiglons.
The member of the Dream Team therefore expects to see them start on the bench against PSG.
Sanchez holder against Paris?
If on the PSG side, Christophe Galtier does not refrain from playing young people like Bitshiabu and Zaire-Emery, Igor Tudor can count on his executives.
Substitute at the kickoff against Nice, Alexis Sanchez should therefore start against Paris. His trainer will probably say more during his press conference.
Hello everyone,
From 3:15 p.m., Igor Tudor will present himself to the press on the eve of the Coupe de France shock against PSG at the Vélodrome.
A few days after the defeat against Nice in L1, the Marseille coach will have to sound the revolt to overthrow the Parisian ogre.