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The French sides Argentinian coach has a history of erratic behaviour but momentum is on his side after five straight wins
Paris Saint-Germain up to second after win over Caen
Bastias Brandão given six-month ban for head-****First, the caveats. It was only against Reims, who had the second worst defensive record in the French top flight even before Tuesday, and whose goalkeeper Johny Placide was hampered by an injury that forced him off at half-time. And Steve Mandanda did have to make a couple of decent saves in the second half after the intensity of the game had dropped. So Marseille fans must temper their excitement a little. But only a little.
Tuesdays 5-0 victory at the Stade Auguste Delaune was soul-stirring stuff, the sort of football that leaves a warm glow in the pit of the stomach. For an hour Marseille were relentless, remorseless, sweeping forwards in grey wave after grey wave, enveloping Reims like a malevolent fog. The stats show Marseille had 60% of the ball, but it felt like far more than that: every time a Reims player received a pass they were under pressure, while when Marseille had it they were always looking to advance. There was no sterile possession, no knocking it square across the pitch, taking the sting out of the game: this was a festival of verticality, 5-0 going on 10-0.
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Paris Saint-Germain up to second after win over Caen
Bastias Brandão given six-month ban for head-****First, the caveats. It was only against Reims, who had the second worst defensive record in the French top flight even before Tuesday, and whose goalkeeper Johny Placide was hampered by an injury that forced him off at half-time. And Steve Mandanda did have to make a couple of decent saves in the second half after the intensity of the game had dropped. So Marseille fans must temper their excitement a little. But only a little.
Tuesdays 5-0 victory at the Stade Auguste Delaune was soul-stirring stuff, the sort of football that leaves a warm glow in the pit of the stomach. For an hour Marseille were relentless, remorseless, sweeping forwards in grey wave after grey wave, enveloping Reims like a malevolent fog. The stats show Marseille had 60% of the ball, but it felt like far more than that: every time a Reims player received a pass they were under pressure, while when Marseille had it they were always looking to advance. There was no sterile possession, no knocking it square across the pitch, taking the sting out of the game: this was a festival of verticality, 5-0 going on 10-0.
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