Toulouse vs Marseille preview - Batshuayi keen to showcase talent

Posted Thursday, March 05, 2015 by PA

Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi hopes he is now ready to show the club's fans his true potential.

The 21-year-old Belgian had to bide his time for a chance following his arrival from Standard Liege.

But Batshuayi has netted four times in his last 10 league games, with the highlight a substitute appearance against St Etienne last month when he scored twice within five minutes of coming on.

The striker told The Ligue 1 Show on beIN Sports: "(Ligue 1) is more physical, it's tighter, it's technically better too. You can tell straight away that it's a superior league.

"Here at Marseille, I'm surrounded by big names. It wasn't the case in Belgium. So of course it's harder for me to impose myself here, but that's why I came here, and I know if I manage to overcome these difficulties then I'll come out a stronger player.

"I really have a lot of ambition and I hope I'll be able to show my team-mates and the fans just how much hunger I've got for the game."

Marseille take on Toulouse on Friday night, giving them the chance to pile the pressure on leaders Lyon and Paris St Germain ahead of their games.

Marcelo Bielsa's side have stuttered in recent weeks, though, picking up only three points from their last four games, and badly need a victory to reignite their title challenge.

Toulouse would happily swap places given their perilous position in the bottom three.

Boss Alain Casanova told a press conference: "It hurts. But I'm not someone who looks back, I look to the future.

"I am determined that the team will get out of there because I'm not proud of our ranking. But I believe in our team; we're going to get out."