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the worrying scarcity of Valère Germain

The great attacker. Last summer, like the previous ones, Olympique de Marseille started looking for a number 9. And it was finally Dario Benedetto who arrived in Marseille. The striker, who raged at Boca Juniors, quickly captured the hearts of Marseille supporters. Author of 7 goals, the 29-year-old Argentinian (he has not scored for 6 games), who has been suffering for some time from the Achilles heel, was not traveling to Lyon Wednesday evening as part of the quarters of final of the Coupe de France. To occupy the forefront of the Marseille Olympics attack, André Villas-Boas had therefore decided, without much surprise, to line up Valère Germain.

But the Marseille native didn’t really shine. Generous in effort, he hardly had an opportunity to get his teeth into it. The only real opportunity he had created was at the start of the game. Ideally served by Maxime Lopez at the far post, Germain got tangled up against Andersen and wasted a great opportunity. His only feat of arms of the evening. The FM editorial staff gave him a score of 2 for his entire work. Another difficult evening for the French striker who failed to take power at the forefront of AVB 4-3-3 last night and who especially did not find the way to the nets. A path he has lost in recent months since he is in the middle of a mess.

Indeed, Germain’s last goal dates back to September 21, 2019. It was against Montpellier at the Orange Vélodrome in Ligue 1 Conforama (1-1). Nothing since. Thus, he has not scored a single goal in almost five months and twenty games in all competitions (he has not scored in 1148 minutes of play). Despite his attempts, the former Monaco player, author of 2 goals in total this season, has not yet found the solution. He will have to do it quickly since OM will travel to Lille on Sunday (match to follow live on our site with live commentary). A meeting to also put an end to his bad personal streak, especially as AVB expects more of his troops as he confided in a press conference after the defeat in Lyon. “We have to create situations, take advantage and be a little more efficient”. Valère Germain to play!

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