Olympique de Marseille is preparing to face Clermont this Saturday evening. A few days earlier, the Olympians achieved the feat of defeating Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France. A first victory at the Vélodrome since 2011 is obviously not nothing.
But, we will have to come down a little bit from the euphoria and resume a march forward in the championship. The dynamic was well broken by the defeat against OGC Nice (1-3), last Sunday. In a press conference, Igor Tudor and Jonathan Clauss did their utmost to try to expedite what had happened during the Classic.
” There is enthusiasm, we have worked on that. Next week we can recover. There will be no turnover, there will be the eleven best on the field. We will try to give everything and then five players will return. Tomorrow (today, editor’s note), it will not be easy. We know our abilities and what we are capable of began by explaining the OM coach.
Clauss knows that you have to switch quickly
Same story with the side: “ I think it passed (the euphoria, editor’s note), we took advantage of it after the match. We know we have done something great. It’s the law of football, you have to question everything the next day. There is a deadline that is coming up quickly, so unfortunately you have to switch quickly. We have to remobilize. All our matches are intense, we chained two big matches. We put things in place with the staff and the players so that we recover better. We know it’s not easy. We are putting everything in place to be 200% against Clermont. Inevitably, when you win it’s easier to recover. You have the euphoria of victory and that sometimes overcomes fatigue. We know that all the details are important. On and off the pitch, recovery is important. We have to take this momentum of confidence and put it to use in recovery and in this game on Saturday. “.
If the physical has of course been started, it is especially from a psychological point of view that the Marseillais risk having problems. One thing swept away by Clauss: “ psychologically, it is the job of a top athlete. We want to savor, to enjoy every moment, you know that ten hours later, we have to focus on something else. It’s a constant emotional yo-yo. We must not ignite when we win, nor bury ourselves when we lose. You have to know how to listen. I think we are all mature enough to understand that we have done something great and to improve that, we will have to win on Saturday “. The tone is set. Now, we will have to match words with deeds.
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