Leader of Ligue 1 before the eighth day, Lille does not rely only on an iron defense and a complementary medium.
The 4 goals scored by 4 different players against Lens illustrate the offensive potential available to Christophe Galtier.
Still at the party in Prague Thursday (4-1), find the extent of the offensive armada of the LOSC at the average age of 24 and a half, only revised upwards by the presence of veteran Burak Yilmaz.
Jonathan Bamba (24 years old, 4 goals, 3 assists): the man in form
Man of the match on the occasion of the recital in the derby against Lens (4-0), Jonathan Bamba confirmed his status as the offensive leader from the start season in Lille.
The only scorer in the first two matches against Rennes (1-1) and Reims (1-0), he has totaled 4 goals and 3 assists since the end of August.
His match against Lens highlighted his versatility: capable of provoking or taking depth on the left side as well as of dictating the tempo as a playmaker, the former Stéphanois is a danger at all times.
A derby cannot be played, it is won @Jo__Bamba understood it well.
The result ?
One goal, two assists
What else?
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- LOSC (@losclive) October 19, 2020
Jonathan Ikoné (22 years old, 2 goals): the safe
bet His reclassification to the hopeful selection did not affect him unduly.
Evidenced by his goal and his two assists with the selection of Sylvain Ripoll against Lichtenstein in early October (5-0).
Like Bamba, with whom he shared two-thirds of the "Bip-Bip" trio with Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal), Jonathan Ikoné shines with his ability to evolve as well on the right side as in the attacking duo of 4- 4-2 from Galtier.
Lacking success at the start of the year, the former Parisian, as lively in small spaces as he is precise in front of goal, remains on two goals in the last two matches (against Lens and then in Prague).
He seems launched.
What did you think of Jorko's entrance?
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- LOSC (@losclive) October 19, 2020
Luiz Araujo (24 years old, 2 goals): the new regularity
It is the pleasant surprise of the beginning of the season of the Mastiffs.
Decisive at the end of the match against Metz (1-0), Luiz Araujo then won a starting place for the trip to Marseille (1-1).
A high-ranking performance and a goal later, here is the unwavering Brazilian on his right side since.
After blowing in Prague, Araujo should find his place in Nice.
Recruited against 10 million in the summer of 2017, the one who is particularly fond of getting on his left foot finally seems to follow suit.
His 105 appearances with LOSC make him the most experienced of the entire attack line.
Burak Yilmaz (35 years old, 3 goals): the XXL experience
His arrival to replace Loïc Rémy was surprising.
After a sluggish start, Burak Yilmaz has turned one goal per game for three meetings.
It was he who opened the scoring against Lens in a match where he illustrated his ability to wear down the defenses.
Very skilled technically, the captain of the Turkish selection (63 caps) also has a good head game.
Arrived free from Besiktas, the “Kral” (“King” in Turkish) has all the right things.
KRAL
One word to describe @ yilmazburak17's match?
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- LOSC (@losclive) October 19, 2020
Jonathan David (20 years old, 0 goals): the wait
Scarcity and the lack of confidence that goes with it are usually the center-forward's worst enemy.
When the time to acclimatize to a new team and a new championship get involved, it sums up the situation of Jonathan David, the most expensive recruit in the history of LOSC (27 million euros excluding bonus).
His friendly goal against Brest (1-2) had yet put him on the right track.
But since then, nothing, the Canadian is struggling at the forefront of the attack and still has not found the net while he has invariably held since the start of the season.
His 48 goals in two seasons with La Gantoise nevertheless suggest that once launched, the swift Jonathan David will become difficult to stop.
Yusuf Yazici (23 years old, 4 goals): the late emergence
Player of the week in the Europa League after his hat-trick in Prague (4-1), Yusuf Yazici really begins his adventure with the Mastiffs, a year after his arrival.
Recruited for nearly 18 million euros from Trabzonspor, the Turkish attacking midfielder with 24 selections represented the future of an orphan club of Nicolas Pépé.
A rupture of the cruciate ligaments during a shipwreck in Monaco on Christmas Eve (5-1) undermined his ambition.
If he only plays ends of matches in Ligue 1, his three goals in the Czech Republic will give him a completely different status.
With a surgical left foot, Yusuf Yazici asks only to follow up.
@ yaziciyusuf97 became the first LOSC player to score three goals in a single European game
One word to describe his performance?
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- LOSC (@losclive) October 22, 2020
And also: At the end of an imbroglio with Marseille this summer, his training club, Isaac Lihadji (18 years old) decided to join Lille against vulgar training compensation.
With two entries on the clock, the right winger does not manage to make his hole in a blocked workforce.
A trajectory similar to that of Timothy Weah (20), the American center-forward sold by Paris against 10 million euros in the summer of 2019 and who has so far only had one tenure in August 2019.
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