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Can the French championship title escape PSG this season? Some seem to believe it.
Since Qatar bought PSG, only three French championship titles have escaped the capital club: to the benefit of Montpellier in 2012, Monaco in 2017 and Lille in 2021. In 2025, will Ligue 1 let the Parisians down? Possible if we are to believe some observers, who consider the competition from OM in particular to be very credible this season.
With seven points taken in three days and above all a great offensive power released, embodied particularly by Mason Greenwood, author of five of the 10 Marseille goals until then, the Phocéens are making a strong impression it is true under the leadership of their new coach. What impresses me is how De Zerbi is shaping this team. You can feel that he is working step by step. On the defensive side, we see a rather solid team that is gaining momentum. On the offensive side, it is a team capable of being very efficient and scoring a lot of goals. “, notes Rio Mavuba as part of Téléfoot this Sunday.
Greenwood, Hojbjerg, the good picks
The day after the Olympians’ clear victory in Toulouse (1-3), strategist Pascal Dupraz, on the airwaves of RMC, dared to go even further. I have listed six factors that make me think that the abysmal gulf has been reduced between Marseille and PSG. The first is the coach Roberto De Zerbi, who has a game plan, who participated in the recruitment, and who therefore obtained the players he wanted “, breathes the emblematic coach of Évian-Thonon-Gaillard.
And to add in his demonstration: ” Among the recruits, there is Greenwood, who has scored five goals, who is on fire, but they also have top-level players like Hojbjerg. And that’s what was missing in the midfield for the transition in my opinion, in Marseille. The impact that OM can also have on its results is the Vélodrome! »
With one caveat, however, that could potentially be erased: “ My question is this: will the Vélodrome, known for its fervor, be patient with Wahi? Because against Reims, he prevented his team from winning by missing at least three clear chances, and he came off under whistles. If the Vélodrome is in tune with its coach and knows how to be patient, then Marseille will be unbeatable, also, at home. “A team that is unbeatable, at home and away, can certainly claim the title…