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Ligue 1: Amine Gouiri, the flight of an Aiglon

2021-10-24T09:41:22.321Z


Named for the title of player of the month for September in Ligue 1, Amine Gouiri bursts the screen with Nice this season. The former Lyonnais will return to his training club on Sunday (1 p.m.) for one of the shocks of the 11th day.


OGC Nice fell at the Aube stadium against ESTAC (1-0) last Sunday after a poor performance.

If there is anyone, on the other hand, who never disappoints in Nice, it is Amine Gouiri.

Arrived from Olympique Lyonnais in the summer of 2019, the native of Bourgoin-Jallieu quickly established himself as one of the essential players of the club owned by INEOS.

If his first steps on the Côte d'Azur already hinted at great promises, the defector from OL is now unanimous.

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A meteoric rise

Since the start of the championship, the international hopeful has shown the full extent of his talent. Brilliant with the Riviera club, it is just as brilliant with the France Espoirs team. Nominated for the title of best player of the month in Ligue 1, his ball-to-foot technique and his formidable finish make him a very complete player who must now be counted on. At only 21 years old, he is one of the main instigators of the good start to the Nice season of which he is the most prolific player with 5 achievements. As much as a certain Kylian Mbappé who is also full of praise for the Nice striker: “

Gouiri, it's not bad! He asserted himself. He had already had a good season, he confirms,

”he declared on October 5 duringan interview with

Onze Mondial

.

For his first full season in the top flight, the former Lyon player had scored 12 goals.

This year, he is confirming the full extent of his talent under the orders of Christophe Galtier.

The young Frenchman forms with Kasper Dolberg and Andy Delort a high-quality attacking trio which the Lyonnais will certainly have to beware of on Sunday.

Last season, Gouiri was the only scorer for his club in the defeat against OL (4-1).

The seven-time champions of France have yet to bite their fingers to have yielded to a competitor one of their most promising elements.

Lyon's great regret

Amine Gouiri and Lyon, it was obvious, a love story that had everything to work, but unfortunately like all love stories, the end is not always happy. Maddening storytellers in all categories of young people, Gone was considered one of the great “

nuggets

” of the Lyon academy. The one who has always proclaimed his desire to win in the club of his city, of his heart, has not had the success he hoped for. The label of '

new Benzema

Was probably too heavy to carry. And then in August 2018, he seriously injured his knee, which took him away from the land for several months and certainly got the better of his adventure between Rhône and Saône. On his return, neither Bruno Genesio or his successor Rudi Garcia trusted him. President Jean-Michel Aulas, who nevertheless believed a lot in him, had to face the facts and agree to let slip on the Côte d'Azur one of his greatest hopes.

By validating this decision, Juninho has undoubtedly signed his biggest mistake as sporting director, even if he does not regret anything today: “

W hen you are an attacker, there is always more competition. Unfortunately, even though he recovered well from his injury, there were a lot of people ahead of him. We wanted to lend him so he could express himself and come back, depending on his performance, why not become a holder. He was disappointed with this situation, I understand that. He made the best decision for him, and it is sometimes difficult for the supporters to take it but there are realities to be taken into account. I have a lot of respect for him and I wish him the best in Nice. All clubs make mistakes maybe it will be but we can never find out from theadvance

", He explained on the OLTV channel on November 3.

A future in Blue?

Franco-Algerian, Amine Gouiri will have to make a choice about his future in selection.

If he has not yet officially announced his decision, it seems that the former Lyon has opted for the France team.

Having already rejected the advances of Fennecs coach Djamel Belmadi on several occasions, the Niçois hinted at a call from the foot to Didier Deschamps last July: "

Obviously the Blues are in a corner of my head,

" he said.

A choice which would be rather logical for the one who wore, with success, the swimsuit struck with the cock in all the categories of young people.

Shirt with which he has always had exceptional statistics (41 goals in Blue, from the U16s to the Hopes).

His trainer Christophe Galtier believes a lot in him but thinks that it is still too early for him to join the France team: “

I find that he is still far from the level when I see the French team playing and who are the players at his post. He still has a long way to go but he is putting all the chances on his side because he works a lot, he is very invested. He works before, during and after training. He has ambition, that's good. He has personality, that's very good. Let him continue like this but when we talk about the France team, there is quite a bit of competition. He is still far from it, he will need a few full seasons with European matches

”, explained theformer LOSC tactician at a press conference on September 28.

If the road to the Blues is still long, Amine Gouiri crosses the stages with disconcerting ease and no doubt that if he continues on this momentum he should achieve his goals.

This will require great performances and Sunday's match against OL will be a test.

With the podium in sight, the clash between Aiglons and Gones, for one of the shocks of the 11th day of Ligue 1, promises to be electric.

And for good reason, the Niçois had deprived the Lyonnais of the Champions League by winning at Groupama Stadium last season, during the championship's epilogue.

Source: lefigaro

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