Lorient - Marseille | Jonathan Klaus - Nuno Tavares, How Strength Became Weakness

If hitting and scoring is the only goal of their careers, Jonathan Klaus and Nuno Tavares will be about to start their third month on strike. In Marseille, the tricolor international has not handed the slightest assist since February 11th in Clermont. The Portuguese, however, has not found fault since a trip to Toulouse the following week.

Piston performance should not be determined by a couple of stat lines but for months, these have been very useful to mask the rest. Just last week, before facing Montpellier, Igor Tudor was still using it to defend the player who belonged to Arsenal. “He has scored several goals this season, giving two assists [aucune en réalité] And in the position he plays in, it’s not a trivial mattercaptured the Croatian. He is an important player for us. “

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Tavares, lost 58 balls

The former Benfica full-back, like his right-hand counterpart, played a key role in the results of Marseille. The two players are among the more stressed elements of a Tudor organ, with almost nothing going through the hub. So it’s not entirely coincidental that these whitewashes coincide with OM’s least convincing performance in recent weeks.

“They have played very well all seasonback off Sead Kolasinac on Friday, around the two pistons, which were involved in nearly a third of OM’s targets in L1. Everyone has ups and downs, we are human. I am sure they will be able to help us at the end of the season. They are very good players. The gears, however, seem to be somewhat seized.

Tavares’ performance was now marked by his technical waste. With the exception of three of L1’s most requested attacking elements (Balogun, Messi and Blas), no player has lost more balls than him (58). The number of failed checks also increased (68). Kloss’s difficulties, however, can rather be read in some choices or inaccuracies, particularly in unmodified positions.

Physical wear and tear…and mental wear and tear?

There are a lot of signs that really reflect a lack of clarity, and they themselves are associated with physical and mental wear and tear. The two men had already experienced it in the Champions League and the lightness of the Olympic calendar, as elimination in the Coupe de France against Annecy was not enough to avoid this problem. In OM, only the two midfielders, Rongier and Veretout, go more distance than the Portuguese with the ball at his feet. But the sides also draw a lot to make calls or folds in their lane.

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“Against Montpellier we ran over 118km but lacked the mental energy to stay clearTudor admitted at a news conference. This week, we worked really well on the physical side, attention, attacking and defending. We’ll have to be the best version of ourselves for the remaining 60 days before the end of the season. “

At this level, Tudor remains stubborn, out of conviction and lack of alternative, even if the players’ physical expression is often formal. Nuno Tavares expelled from training For lack of participation a few weeks ago, well placed to find out.

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