After OM’s two consecutive defeats against PSG, fans of the Marseille club criticized the form of goalkeeper Steve Mandanda. The French international of Congolese origin received support from Elie Baup on Friday. At a press conference, the coach defended his player, believing that he cannot be blamed for anything.
“His performances are of quality,” said the OM coach. In the last two matches, there were circumstances where there was nothing for him. There are others, deflected balls, situations where a goalkeeper who is used to defending by advancing finds himself wrong-footed by a deflected ball, on Paris’ first goal, for example. In the two matches, I did not see a boy who was overworked; he did what he had to do each time, and there were blows, so we cannot blame him for anything,” declared Elie Baup.
