El Loco: The Bielsa Revoloution

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El Loco: The Bielsa Revolution






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Marcelo Bielsa Coaching Almanac

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Marcelo Bielsa Tapped To Revolutionize Marseille



The man they call El Loco, Marcelo Bielsa

Marseille President Vincent Labrune revealed on Friday that he wants new coach Marcelo Bielsa to revolutionize the club.
Bielsa had been linked to Marseille for weeks, with the Argentine coach regularly spotted at Stade Velodrome watching the Ligue 1 club finish up the 2012-13 campaign.
Marseille confirmed on Friday that Bielsa signed a two year contract just days ago, and Labrune explained that he sees the 57 year old as the perfect man to take the French south coast side to another level.
"We hope to turn a corner with Marcelo," Labrune told RMC radio.
"It's going to be a cultural revolution but also a structural one. He is a coach who appreciates working with young players."
"I think it's a necessary step to help Marseille deal with a new economic environment and especially the new rivals.
"I came here for that. I have set up a new organization and Bielsa must provide me(with a revolution).
Labrune sacked Elie Baup as Marseille's coach one day after leading them back into the Champions League with a strong second place finish. "Philosophical differences" were given as the reason at the time.
With a "long term project" in mind, Labrune targeted coaches he rates at "a very high level" and eventually settled on the former Athletic Bilbao boss.
"I focused on the profile that fit with my long term project," the 42 year old media mogul said.
"I saw only three coaches, but all of a very high level; Andre Villas Boas, Marcelo Bielsa, and Quique Sanchez Flores.
"Builders, specifically, all three told me that our squad had talent. We are not starting from scratch, as our 2nd place finish shows.
"Bielsa was on board with what I had started to build last summer and the recruitment of young players that will advance at all levels.

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2013-14 Olympique Marseille
Season Preview

Marseille have been very busy this transfer season, with new gaffer Marcelo Bielsa hoping to pick up quality players at reasonable prices in order to allow them to stay in contention with the big spenders they find themselves up against in Ligue Un. A squad with decent depth(that did finish 2nd last term), has been bolstered where it needed it most, on the attacking end. Evian's Saber Khalifa arrives after a 13 goal showing last year, as does French under-21 international Dimitri Payett, who enjoyed a breakout campaign last season at Lille netting 12 goals and 13 assists. Also joining the club this term are highly rated youngsters Florian Thauvin and Mario Lemina, two midfielders fresh off of France's Under 20 world cup winning squad, 22 year old fullback Brice Dja Djedje from Evian, 20 year old midfielder Gianelli Imbula from Guingamp, and 19 year old fullback Benjamin Mendy from Le Havre.
The club struggled for goals last season, but managed to be a solid and dependable team thanks to a tough backbone. They will miss the engine and hard work of Joey Barton in the engine room, however there is a sense that the downturn in controversy this year will be as much of a benefit to the team as a whole.
The key man is, as in the last few seasons, will be Mathieu Valbuena. If he can continue his dependable and exciting creative play, there is no reason why Marseille cannot be challenging for a Champions League place yet again this season. However, they will have to remain focused and coach Marcelo Bielsa will need all of his tactical nous to claim the scalps of Ligue Un's nouveau riche.

2013-14 Olympique Marseille
Squad List

Players Loaned Out

-28 year old midfielder Modou Sougou loaned out to Evian Thonon

-19 year old midfielder Larry Azouni loaned out to FC Lorient

-21 year old attacker Jordan Ayew loaned out to Sochaux

-24 year old forward Florian Raspentino loaned out to SC Bastia

-28 year old midfielder Morgan Amalfitano loaned out to West Bromwich Albion.

-21 year old striker Billel Omrani loaned out to Arles-Avignon

-29 year old midfielder Foued Kadir loaned out to Stade Rennes

Squad Players Not Pictured:

-33 year old keeper Gennaro Bracigliano

-34 year old CB Souleymane Diawara

-18 year old CB Bill Tuiloma

-19 year old CB Baptiste Aloé

-19 year old CDM Momar Bangoura

-22 year old CAM Kevin Osei

-18 year old ST Adama Guidiala

-19 year old LW Abderrahmane Yousfi

-21 year old LW Alexander N'Doumbou

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2013-14 Ligue 1
Match Day #1
10 August 2013
Stade du Roudourou, Guingamp

Guingamp 1-2 Marseille

Scoring Summary
57' Saber Khalifa - OM
65' Mathieu Valbuena - OM
76' Lionel Mathis - EAG


OM Start Quickly With Victory Over New Boys


The difference maker Mathieu Valbuena

Picking up right where they left off in the preseason, Olympique Marseille turned in a fabulous early season performance here in Guingamp, taking a 2-0 lead on second half goals from new man Saber Khalifa and the ever dependable Mathieu Valbuena before cruising to the finish in a 2-1 triumph over Ligue 1 new boys EA Guingamp. Down by two and all but out of it, captain Lionel Mathis did give the home fans hope with a shock 76th minute strike coming against the run of play, but in the end the goal only served to strengthen the visitors resolve, as they held the hosts without a shot the rest of the way to close out the victory, the first for new manager Marcelo Bielsa.

Valbuena's Goal
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Match Highlights
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Box Score

Aug 10, 2013 - Olympique Marseille vs EA Guingamp
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Olympique Marseille (1-0-0)	0	2	2
EA Guingamp (0-0-1)	0	1	1

Team Stats Comparison
Olympique Marseille		EA Guingamp
52%	Possession	48%
12	Shots	12
5	Shots on Target	4
14	Tackles	33
2	Fouls	5
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Corner Kicks	2
41%	Shot Accuracy	33%
76%	Passing Percentage	80%

Results From Around The Grounds In Ligue 1

9 August 2013
Montpellier 0-2 Paris Saint-Germain

10 August 2013
AC Ajaccio 1-0 St. Etienne
EA Guingamp 1-2 Olympique Marseille
Evian Thonon 1-1 FC Sochaux
FC Nantes 1-3 SC Bastia
Stade Rennes 2-1 Stade Reims
Valenciennes 1-1 Toulouse

11 August 2013
Bordeaux 1-1 AS Monaco
LOSC Lille 3-1 FC Lorient
Olympique Lyon 1-0 OGC Nice

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2013-14 Coupe De La Ligue
Round #1 Results
13 August 2013

AJ Auxerre 2-0 Stade Lavallois
Angers 2-2(4-3p) RC Lens
AS Nancy 2-1 Tours FC
CA Bastia 0-3 AC Arles
Niort 0-3 Le Havre
Dijon 0-1 Troyes
FC Istres 1-2 Stade Brest
SM Caen 3-0 Clermont Foot

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2013-14 Ligue 1
Match Day #2
17 August 2013
Stade Velodrome, Marseille

Marseille 2-0 Evian Thonon

Scoring Summary
10' Mathieu Valbuena(pen) - OM
27' Dimitri Payet - OM

OM Do It Again For Bielsa


Dimitri Payet nets his first ever goal for Marseille

Olympique Marseille made it two out of two for new manager Marcelo Bielsa with Mathieu Valbuena and Dimitri Payet each finding the back of the net in a 2-0 victory over visiting Evian Thonon.
Leading by 2-0 before the match was even thirty minutes old, the hosts became somewhat complacent the rest of the way, and due to some poor finishing by an otherwise dangerous looking Evian side the match never became the uncomfortable affair it could have.

Match Highlights
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Box Score

Jan 1, - Evian Thonon Galliard vs Olympique Marseille
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Evian Thonon Gaillard (0-1-1)	0	0	0
Olympique Marseille (2-0-0)	2	0	2

Team Stats Comparison
Evian Thonon Galliard		Olympique Marseille
47%	Possession	53%
7	Shots	13
2	Shots on Target	6
18	Tackles	15
2	Fouls	2
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Corner Kicks	4
28%	Shot Accuracy	46%
82%	Passing Percentage	77%

Results From Around The Grounds In Ligue 1

16 August 2013
OGC Nice 1-0 Stade Rennes

17 August 2013
FC Lorient 0-0 FC Nantes
FC Sochaux 1-2 Olympique Lyon
Olympique Marseille 2-0 Evian Thonon Gaillard
Saint Etienne 5-0 EA Guingamp
SC Bastia 3-1 Valenciennes
Stade Reims 0-1 LOSC Lille
Toulouse 1-2 Bordeaux

18 August 2013
AS Monaco 2-0 Montpellier
Paris Saint-Germain 4-0 AC Ajaccio

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2013-14 Ligue 1
Match Day #3
25 August 2013
Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes

Valenciennes 0-2 Marseille

Scoring Summary
29' Florian Thauvin - OM
45+1' André-Pierre Gignac - OM

Thauvin Stars In 2-0 Marseille Victory


André-Pierre Gignac scores his first goal of the new campaign

20 year old new boy Florian Thauvin showed exactly why the OM brass are so high on him by firing home the opening goal of the match, and then backing that up with the assist on the second to lead Marseille to a 2-0 triumph over Valenciennes.
Having not fared well at the Stade du Hainaut in recent seasons, OM's perfect start looked to be in real jeopardy in the opening minutes of the match, but a tremendous save by Steve Mandanda combined with a near miss by Valenciennes forward Grégory Pujol kept the match scoreless. Still back footed as the match moved towards the half hour mark, OM charged up the pitch with a near flawless counter attack, and although Dimitri Payet's stellar effort was stopped by Valenciennes keeper Nicolas Penneteau, winger Florian Thauvin streaked in for the rebound, smashed it home, and instantly changed the entire complexion of the match. Suddenly behind, the hosts became tentative, and it wasn't long before Marseille struck again, making it 2-0 on an André-Pierre Gignac header just before the halftime whistle.
Quite happy with their 2-0 lead, Marseille sat deep throughout much of the second half, and although it wasn't exactly pretty, it was absolutely effective, as they went on to win the match by the same 2-0 score.

Florian Thauvin's 1st ever OM Goal

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Highlights From The Match
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Box Score

Jan 1, - Olympique Marseille vs Valenciennes
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Olympique Marseille (3-0-0)	2	0	2
Valenciennes (0-1-2)	0	0	0

Team Stats Comparison
Olympique Marseille		Valenciennes
53%	Possession	47%
11	Shots	8
5	Shots on Target	1
20	Tackles	17
2	Fouls	3
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Corner Kicks	2
45%	Shot Accuracy	12%
80%	Passing Percentage	82%

Results From Around The Grounds In Ligue 1

21 August 2013
Saint Etienne 1-0 Bordeaux

23 August 2013
AS Monaco 3-1 Toulouse

24 August 2013
Bordeaux 2-1 SC Bastia
EA Guingamp 1-2 FC Lorient
Evian Thonon 0-1 Stade Rennes
Montpellier 1-2 FC Sochaux
Olympique Lyon 2-0 Stade Reims

25 August 2013
AC Ajaccio 1-2 OGC Nice
FC Nantes 1-0 Paris Saint-Germain
LOSC Lille 0-2 Saint Etienne
Valenciennes 0-2 Olympique Marseille