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Ganago lightning
In a meeting marked so far by missed passes and rough checks, Ganago's number, in addition to being spectacular, allowed Lens to take the advantage against ASM.
This achievement of the 48th minute came to devote a work of undermining carried out during a whole half by the striker of Blood and Gold, he who has never stopped harassing the defense of Monaco with his accomplice of the attack, Sotoca .
Suddenly, the Monegasque rearguard had a hard time making three consecutive passes ...
Live10 v 10, Lens pushes Monaco down
Fofana and Kakuta, the law in the middle
Even if they were not aligned side by side, the two circles delivered a very complementary game to muzzle the Monegasque duo composed of Jean Lucas and Aurélien Tchouaméni.
Admittedly, the No. 8 of the ASM appeared more borrowed with its fourth totalization in two weeks, but this is also aggravated by the individual marking work carried out sometimes by Fofana, sometimes by Kakuta or even Ganago and Sotoca.
As for Kakuta precisely, even if he did not score or deliver a decisive pass, his combination of power and technique was invaluable during the comebacks of the Lensois block.
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The worrying defense of Monaco
Arrived on loan from Bayern this summer, Alexander Nübel is far from being the solid last bulwark expected. Boasted for the quality of his kicking game, it was on one of his raises that Monaco failed to concede a gag goal (17th). Even face-to-face, the German goalkeeper is far from flawless as he has conceded four goals on his last five shots on target. His defense is not unrelated to this feverishness since Caio Henrique is at fault on the two goals conceded this Saturday and Pavlovic has continued to give his people a cold sweat by his lack of technique on the restart.
The ASM attack missing
With a goal scored in three days of the championship, the results of the Monegasque attack are worrying to say the least. With a third different attack lined up in three days, Wissam Ben Yedder seemed very lonely at the top. Undoubtedly scalded by the match against Lorient, full-backs and wingers have made it their duty to lock their lanes despite their desire to move forward. Bridged in this way, the Monegasque sides, usually so dynamic, sometimes seemed seized up and very slow in their bullets. The entries of Volland in point of fixation, and of Martins in unbridled detonator on the right, did a lot of good in Monaco. But the awakening was too late ...