OM live: « my most successful season », judge Guendouzi

« We were able to have a week of work to prepare for this match. Some players are not at 100% in addition to the absence of Saliba who is suspended. We were able to prepare as well as possible for this match which will be very demanding. Strasbourg is a team that neutralizes its opponents to make a difference with its attacking players. We need a match that we must dominate to create the most chances and win ».

« I don’t know. I’m thinking about the goal we have in front of us. Do we want C1 for money or to be competitive? Important to know why we want to be there, you have to Being clear, sincere, that’s the most important. Why are we setting this goal? There will be the possibility of creating or not creating a Champions League team. Being there for 4 6 games and stopping or partnering in this competition. Then the project will be decided based on these bases. Resources in line with the capabilities of the club. If we only play to go unnoticed it is not logical. The critics will always be there. We must be very clear about what we want. If the objective is more economical, it brings pressure that has no place to be, that’s what happened during the last campaign. The 60,000 people will always be there. The team, the coach and the managers have to follow ».

« I always play to win, like all clubs. There was a game plan for this meeting against Rennes, Mili did not fit into the group within ten minutes. Bakambu was out, Dieng just came back, a lot of answers are linked on a daily basis, answers are also there. We propose a game plan and we choose the players to respond to it. The individual does not come before the collective. I prefer the opposing surface, sometimes I do not have the tools for it. strategy is always the same, but you have to take into account the elements you have at your disposal ».

« We could establish a reality linked to several moments this season. When we wanted to be protagonists against the big clubs. Players, sports project… the structures have to be reviewed, we need a deeper analysis. The most important thing is to finish this season well. We have always been fighting, until this last game. We must highlight what has been done, with a young, new team. We had difficulties, it is also the reality « .

« The best way to prepare for this game is to know what kind of game it will be. At the end of the season, we are going to need to show our best face, we have worked this week on different structures, defensive and offensive. We have worked on several situations that have worried us throughout this week ».

That’s all for Mattéo Guendouzi, who leaves his place at the press conference to Jorge Sampaoli.

« It’s been my most successful season with the first one at Arsenal. The difference is that I’ve improved in terms of statistics. I think it’s been my most successful season since I started my young career ».

« In Rennes nobody said the result of the other matches. With the public, we will find out, we want to stay focused on us, on how to win the match. The group is living very well, we are having a good season overall. The fact that everyone felt good means that we had good results ».

« I had the chance to know him long before, he was already a friend. I knew him as a footballer. He is having an extraordinary season, he is a player who makes the team still in contention for the C1. We don’t know, maybe he will have the opportunity to extend this summer. I hope he will extend, he grew up here, his family lives here, he loves the club ».

« It’s not because we played without a real 9 that we lost. We missed our match, we were overtaken, that’s the only reason we lost » .

« It’s a very good team which is not there by chance, everyone said they were going to crack. There is a coach who has a real game plan. It will be a difficult match. They have good players but you have to think about us first and what we can do better compared to the last games ».

« I hope William stays here. He’s having a great season, he deserves everything that’s happened to him. He’s a great guy outside, he’s had a lot of great games. »

« Against Rennes it was a disappointment. It’s not what we expected, we fell on a better team than us. They deserved their victory. We are totally focused on our match on Saturday, we had two days of rest, which allowed us to recharge our batteries as a family ».

The midfielder wins the orange 2022 prize issued by journalists to reward the « best customer » in front of the press.

The Marseilles community sits down at its desk in front of the journalists and prepares to answer their questions.

The midfielder will accompany his coach to a press conference, a few minutes before knowing perhaps a new summons to the France team.

OM will know by June 9 at the latest whether or not they will be authorized to recruit during the next transfer window, following the Gueye case. The Senegalese midfielder had signed a contract with Watford in 2020 before committing to Marseille.

By losing to Rennes last Saturday, Marseille lost big: Monaco moved ahead in the standings and the Olympians, third, are still under threat from Stade Rennais.

This is the last pre-match press conference of the season for OM, which hosts Strasbourg on Saturday for the last day of Ligue 1. Jorge Sampaoli is expected with a player.