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Amine Gouiri, the nugget has arisen
He is the one who illuminated the sad performance in Nice with his talent.
It is their ability to score on half an opportunity that we recognize the great attackers.
This is precisely what Amine Gouiri achieved this Sunday.
First on a superb strike in volley from outside the right in the heart of the Clermont defense.
Then, 5 minutes later, he is at the reception of a corner from Kluivert and succeeds in a sequence of chest control and coiled shot of the high class right.
Without being brilliant, he was able to take matters into his own hands and get his team out of the rut.
Offensively the boss in Nice is Gouiri.
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The aggressiveness of the Clermont medium
The triplet Berthomier, Gastien, Abdul-Samed caused serious headaches to the men of Christophe Galtier. Nice midfielders Thuram and Rosario suffered considerably from the aggressiveness of these three players. Very pressing on the ball carrier they annihilated any inclination to play forward for the Niçois, especially in the first period. Very energy intensive, this intensity logically made them ease off in the second half but they continued to take advantage of the technical errors of their opponents to initiate counter-attacks. The Clermont milieu has put its heart into the work and would certainly have deserved another outcome.
Justin Kluivert, a tonic entry
Given the weak overall performance of the Azureans despite the victory, it is towards the bench that we must turn to find other satisfactions on the Nice side.
Back on the field after two months of absence, Justin Kluivert appeared very much in leg, he who had not played since the 7th day.
Involved on the two goals of his team, it is he who brings the danger in the Clermont area before the first achievement of Gouiri.
It is then he who distils this corner directly on the chest of Gouiri before the victorious sequence of the international hopes.
Overall he brought the speed and percussion that the eaglets sorely lacked tonight.
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The ghost of Kasper Dolberg
Dolberg unfortunately carried his name very well this Sunday. The Danish striker was like his team for a good part of the afternoon: ghostly. Never in the tempo, technically awkward, he never knew how to be available for his teammates. In his defense, he paid the price for a moribund offensive Nicoise animation as a whole. But all the same. The former Ajax player only touched 15 balls in 73 minutes spent on the lawn and managed only 63% of his passes. The Dane, who revealed to be suffering from type 1 diabetes two weeks ago, was obviously not in leg this Sunday and will have to quickly forget this meeting.
Mohamed Bayo, not a killer enough
Yes, the Clermont striker did not count his efforts and was very generous.
But he lacked a sharp edge in the zone of truth.
With a more efficient Bayo, the Clermontois would undoubtedly have taken off in this meeting.
On numerous occasions, the Guinean found himself in a good position but was unable to conclude.
He certainly had to deal with the sometimes questionable choices of his teammates on the front of the attack, Allevinah and Rashani.
But overall, the one who has already scored 7 goals in Ligue 1 had accustomed us to more efficiency.