The squad led by Igor Tudor finished in third place of Ligue 1, a position that grants access to the Champions League Qualifiers. With a good season, Marseille has a few players with top of the class performances in their respective positions. To understand their individual impact to the team, we present the average ratings of the players in a Back 5, the type of defense used in this season. In addition, this players must meet the necessary minutes requirement to be considered (minimum 450 minutes played in the season in a type of predefined defense: Back 4 or Back 5).
Player | Rating | Minutes Played | Position |
Pau López | 6.74 | 2925 | GK |
Chancel Mbemba | 6.85 | 2840 | CB |
Leonardo Balerdi | 6.62 | 2638 | CB |
Samuel Gigot | 6.48 | 1879 | CB |
Jonathan Clauss | 7.13 | 2565 | WB |
Nuno Tavares | 6.74 | 2349 | WB |
Jordan Veretout | 6.95 | 2863 | M |
Valentin Rongier | 7.39 | 2762 | M |
Mattéo Guendouzi | 6.28 | 2093 | M&W |
Cengiz Ünder | 6.53 | 2122 | W |
Alexis Sánchez | 7.35 | 2302 | CF |
Star Player:
- Valentin Rongier (M) – 7.39
With incredible performances, Valentin Rongier was the player with the highest average rating of the squad.
Other Key Players:
- Alexis Sánchez (CF) – 7.35
- Jonathan Clauss (WB) – 7.13
With a few players having great seasons, it is possible to consider Marseille one of the best teams in Ligue 1 – 22-23 Edition. Some of the players in this squad are present in the Ligue 1 22-23 Team of the Season (TEAM OF THE SEASON: LIGUE 1 22-23).
Player | Rating | Minutes Played | Position |
Rubén Blanco | 5.72 | 495 | GK |
Eric Bailly | 5.13 | 525 | CB |
Sead Kolašinac | 6.21 | 1810 | CB |
Issa Kaboré | 5.64 | 1022 | WB |
Dimitri Payet | 6.30 | 754 | M&W |
Amine Harit | 6.34 | 493 | M&W |
Ruslan Malinovskyi | 6.48 | 1022 | M&W |
MARSEILLE – 22/23 LIGUE 1 | |
G – Games | 38 |
W – Wins | 22 |
D – Draws | 7 |
L – Loses | 9 |
P – Points | 73 |
GS – Goals Scored | 67 |
GA – Goals Against | 40 |
GD – Goal Diference | + 27 |
HW – Home Wins | 10 |
AW – Away Wins | 12 |
With more wins away than at home (10 Home Wins & 12 Away Wins), it is possible to consider Marseille a stronger team playing away from home field. Besides that, the positive goal difference highlights the good attacking setup (1,76 goals per game) with a good defensive setup (1,05 goals per game).
Player | Rating | Minutes Played | Position |
Pau López | 5.86 | 540 | GK |
Chancel Mbemba | 7.10 | 406 | CB |
Eric Bailly | 6.72 | 293 | CB |
Leonardo Balerdi | 6.80 | 491 | CB |
Jonathan Clauss | 5.89 | 410 | WB |
Nuno Tavares | 6.58 | 540 | WB |
Jordan Veretout | 6.89 | 485 | M |
Valentin Rongier | 7.09 | 471 | M |
Amine Harit | 7.67 | 359 | M&W |
Mattéo Guendouzi | 6.03 | 418 | M&W |
Alexis Sánchez | 6.86 | 418 | CF |
UCL – Star Player:
- Amine Harit (M&W) – 7.67
UCL – Other Key Players:
- Chancel Mbemba (CB) – 7.10
- Valentin Rongier (M) – 7.09
With another presence in European Competitions, Marseille finished last in the Group Stage of the UCL. In terms of the Champions League performances, Amine Harit was the star player followed by great performances of Chancel Mbemba and Valentin Rongier.
Positions most in need of strengthening:
- CB & W
With a good squad, Marseille should invest on upgrading the Centre-Back (CB) position as well as the Winger (W) position.
Data from FBref.