Olympique de Marseille coach Igor Tudor was passing by at a press conference on Monday, two days before the trip to Troyes as part of the 18th day of Ligue 1. The OM coach took the opportunity to talk about the transfer window, the infirmary and its future adversary.
Forty-eight hours after the qualification of his team for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France thanks to a victory (2-0) against the fans of the Hyères Football Club (National 2) in Martigues, the Marseille coach first takes stock of the absences to be expected within its workforce for various reasons. “I hope that Eric Bailly will not take a big sanction because it was not a voluntary gesture. For the rest, we can replace the other stations without problem. Samuel Gigot has been training with us for a while, for Jonathan, we’ll see. Dimitri will not be here on Wednesday”, the Croatian technician told the media. The Marseille playmaker is suffering from ankle pain.
Unsurprisingly, Igor Tudor did not escape a question about the upcoming signing of Ruslan Malinovskyi at OM in the winter transfer window. The Ukrainian international arrived this Monday morning in the Marseille city in order to pass his medical examination and sign his contract in stride. “Ruslan was a goal last summer. I hope it will be finalized soon. He is a quality player in the last 30 meters, he has a good foot and a good quality of play. For the rest, we will see if he is an attacker or an attacking support”he pointed out.
A series to continue
Since the resumption at the end of December, OM have won two Ligue 1 victories against Toulouse at the Vélodrome (6-1) and on the field of Montpellier (2-1), which gives a series of four league successes. if we count the results before the truce linked to the World Cup (victories against Lyon and Monaco). “Yesterday Troyes played with the B team, they want to have all the starters available against OM. It will be a tough match but we want to continue this momentum”concluded the Marseille coach.
