Christophe Galtier made the right choices on Sunday at the Vélodrome. ERIC GAILLARD / REUTERS
MOOD – Criticized and under pressure in recent weeks, the Parisian coach set the sights on Sunday in Marseille (3-0 victory).
The air of his native Provence has obviously done good for Christophe Galtier. As overwhelmed as his players in the last meetings, if not more, and overall since the return of the World Cup, the Parisian coach hit the bull’s eye in Marseille on Sunday evening (3-0 victory). It was time, because there was clearly fire… Is it easier when you have Kylian Mbappé in your team? Yes it’s sure. The 24-year-old prodigy has changed the face of Paris Saint-Germain and is showing the way, that’s clear. It was still necessary to provide a framework to allow Bondy’s crack to express itself. That’s what the 56-year-old technician did. When it’s not right, you have to say it. And when it goes, too. Just.
First there is the return of the defense to five. However, this was not obvious, knowing that this scheme was more or less abandoned after the “pivotgate”. He could very well have persisted with a 4-4-2 flat or diamond, staying in a register he knows by heart. Knowing that his environment…
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