Team newspaper: Marseille League home against Lorient on weekends, Paval is expected to serve as the starting center back

September 11th News, Paval, who just joined Marseille on loan from Inter Milan in the summer window, is expected to start in the Ligue 1 match on Saturday.

The Team News said that before quickly learning the tactical philosophy of head coach Dezelby, Paval had expressed his desire to be a central defender. Paval's last game was Inter Milan 5-0 Turin. At that time, he played the right center back position where he was best at and played in the three center back system.

Dezelby also used three central defenders for most of last season, but has temporarily put this play on hold since this summer. However, with Medina as the left back and with two central defenders, the formation tends to be similar to the previous three central defenders system.

In the game against Lorient on Friday, Paval may enter the starting lineup directly due to Egan Riley's suspension and Valerdi's late return. The same situation is also Agold, who joined at the last moment of the transfer window. The important task of the two is to correct the frequent chaos in Dezelby's defensive system, such as the defense loopholes exposed against Rennes and Paris FC, especially the mistakes in the offside trap setting.

Valerdi was sent off by Otamendi with a red card in Argentina's 0-1 Ecuador game due to a mistake, demonstrating his difficulties in defense in depth. Both Paval and Agold knew that they should not only play a role in Friday's game, but more importantly, facing Mbappe, who likes to look for opportunities behind the opponent's defense in the Champions League against Real Madrid next week.