Patrick Viera’s foray into management in Europe has given him reasons to perform a serious reality check after his hugely successful time in the MLS with NYCFC.
His Nice team started the season with no wins from their first three games, but they have since won 3 of their last 6 games to balance things out.
The former Arsenal midfielder has achieved one major thing at the French side, and that is the forming a deadly partnership between Allan Saint-Maximin and Myziane Maolida up front and the two of them look like the players that would fire them back to Europe this season.
This would be one of their biggest game so far and their fans would be hoping that the international break has helped them to get some of the mojos back after they collected just 1 point from their previous two league games.
Marseille are one of the biggest teams in France at the moment, but they also have their problems. They have suffered some hurtful defeats this season that highlight the lack of consistency that has stopped them from achieving great things.
These have been highlighted on a number of occasions this season, namely when newly-promoted Nimes put them to the sword (1-3) and also when, and probably the most painful of results when considering the opposition, Lyon put four past them in a dominating derby win (2-4). Despite sitting third in the table, they have conceded nine goals in their last four games and have a lot of teams snapping at their heels looking to take their position in the top three.
