2016/21 Hiroki Sakai | 2020/21 Yuto Nagatomo @ Olympique de Marseille (FR)

https://www.whoscored.com/Regions/7...768/PlayerStatistics/France-Ligue-1-2016-2017

May not be official but still. He is doing something right.

 

Evra may sign in a couple of days.

 

Is Evra a real threat for him? In Juventus he's considered a useless old geezer.

 

I have never seen Evra play on the right, nor Hiroki on the left.

 

It is right, they are playing on opposite sides.

 

If anything having an immensely experienced vet like Evra on the other side is a great opportunity to learn. Plus he speaks English.

Apparently Thauvin was very friendly to Hiroki upon the latter's arrival, sending him helpful texts in English and giving him advice on life in Marseille.

 

Mccourt wants to invest 200 mill euro and Evra is only the beginning. We just have to wait and see what happens.

 

Okey, but many will arrive.

 

Hiroki weighs in on Marseille's splashy new signings:
"Last match was the first time I played with Payet. He's really good at moving off the ball to shake his marker, and he has incredible technique. You feel comfortable playing a one-two off of him because you know the ball is coming back."
"Evra is a great vet. He makes an effort to call out to me during practice, and occasionally walks over to translate the coach's instructions to me."
"Sanson is really serious when it comes to football. The coach prefers players who don't easily get dispossessed, and Sanson is a guy who can settle the ball down in midfield. He plays simply and doesn't unnecessarily dribble the ball, which helps the tempo and makes it easier for us to make runs on the flank."

 

90 minutes as usual when Marseille beat Guingnamp 2-0. Payet scored.

6 th place. 4 points away from Lyon and the 4 th place.

 

They showed how far it is to the top teams in the league..

 

That was a nice assist.

 

Marseille secured a Europa League spot by finishing fifth. Sakai got the most playing time of any outfield Marseille player.

 

Good game and 90 minutes as usual. They won 3-0.

 

Another win and 90 minutes again as usual! Strong!

 

Played 90 minutes in the 3-0 win against Domzale and Marseille are through to EL with a total of 4-1.

 

Marseille, Salzburg, Vitoria Guimaraes, Konyaspor.

 

Starts against Monaco:

Le 11 olympien pour ce soir ! #ASMOM pic.twitter.com/PZqVReaT5s

— Olympique de Marseille (@OM_Officiel) August 27, 2017

 

Subbed out in the 38 th minute last night. Don't know if it was an injury or tactical, they were already down 0-2 at the time.

Marseille is aiming high but they have long long way to go, yesterdays game shows that.

 

Played 90 minutes in the 0-2 win over Amiens!