Olympique Marseille manager Didier Deschamps has stated that his side will take the game to Manchester United instead playing defensively by waiting for them in their Champions League clash on Wednesday night
Olympique Marseille host Manchester United in the first leg of the Champions League second round clash and Marseille manager Didier Deschamps insists that his side will take the game to United.
Even though they are the underdogs for the clash, Deschamps believes that his squad has what it takes to knock United out of the Champions League
"We're not going to wait for them of course," Deschamps told The Sun.
"We will take the game to them. They have a lot of quality up front but our chance is to create them problems at the back.
"The victory against Chelsea earlier this season, although we were both qualified, was a massive boost for my players. Chelsea played their best side in order to reverse the bad period they were going through.
"In a double header it's more difficult than one game of course. But only in football can you see the smaller team win — it doesn't happen in any other team sport.
"In rugby, basketball, handball the big team always wins. Manchester is not Marseille but we will play our chance even if it's a small one."
Deschamps was also kind enough to say that he has spotted a weak point in United's defence although he did not go any further into the details of it.
He said: "I've spotted their weaknesses at the back of course. I won't tell you those now for sure, but it's certain we will not be content with just defending in the two matches.
"But United do defend very well, they have enormous talent. What interests me more is the different shapes they use. They have different types of organization and what interests me particularly is how they apply it by the different use of players.
"They sometimes play one striker or two strikers although mostly in Europe they play only one with a reinforced midfield. That's what Sir Alex Ferguson has done every time."
Even though they are the underdogs for the clash, Deschamps believes that his squad has what it takes to knock United out of the Champions League
"We're not going to wait for them of course," Deschamps told The Sun.
"We will take the game to them. They have a lot of quality up front but our chance is to create them problems at the back.
"The victory against Chelsea earlier this season, although we were both qualified, was a massive boost for my players. Chelsea played their best side in order to reverse the bad period they were going through.
"In a double header it's more difficult than one game of course. But only in football can you see the smaller team win — it doesn't happen in any other team sport.
"In rugby, basketball, handball the big team always wins. Manchester is not Marseille but we will play our chance even if it's a small one."
Deschamps was also kind enough to say that he has spotted a weak point in United's defence although he did not go any further into the details of it.
He said: "I've spotted their weaknesses at the back of course. I won't tell you those now for sure, but it's certain we will not be content with just defending in the two matches.
"But United do defend very well, they have enormous talent. What interests me more is the different shapes they use. They have different types of organization and what interests me particularly is how they apply it by the different use of players.
"They sometimes play one striker or two strikers although mostly in Europe they play only one with a reinforced midfield. That's what Sir Alex Ferguson has done every time."
