Monaco could have come down to earth, but Aurélien Tchouameni has a talent for taking him ever higher. The midfielder was the main architect of the Monegasque victory in Lille (2-1), Friday May 6 on the occasion of the 36th day of Ligue 1, the eighth in a row for the club of the Principality. Author of a high-class double, the international tricolor will turn a few more heads. The number 8 of the Rock especially allows his people to continue their fantastic comeback by temporarily inviting themselves to the podium of the French championship.
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Philippe Clement’s men were however less flamboyant than during their last outings, well hampered by Lille well in place and in control of the ball. But failing to have been able to put Wissam Ben Yedder or Kevin Volland in a good position, Aurélien Tchouameni created his own. The former Bordelais concluded a well-initiated counter by the active Vanderson with a cross shot from the left, his bad foot, impeccable precision (42nd).
Mute on returning from the locker room, and even timid for fear of a quick attack from the Mastiffs behind their defense, the Monegasques endured until they were punished. Angel Gomes materialized one of the rare clear chances of the match on a nice solitary raid in the opposing rearguard (69th). Lille sniffed the right shot, and pushed, finally pushed by a stadium as anesthetized. Aurélien Tchouameni was then responsible for showering the hopes of a 25-meter missile, unstoppable (75th). “We had a burst of prideassured the double scorer to Amazon Prime Video. The coach moved us a little bit at half-time and at the end, we win, that’s the most important thing.“
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He, of whom it was said that shooting remained one of his rare areas for improvement, has obviously also passed this milestone. “I missed an opportunity with a header, then with the right I can’t do it. So left foot, I said to myself why notsaid Tchouameni, amused after the meeting. My first in pro, I had marked it like that. The left foot goal, necessarily does good. I worked a lot with the hitting coach, so it’s also a gift for him.“
Omnipresent in the midfield both in construction (86 balls touched, 5 match-record centers) and in recovery (6 interceptions), the 22-year-old will have done everything at LOSC on Friday. One more example of its exceptional panoply, and which is the dream of many big European clubs. Before a possible departure during the next transfer window, it is the ASM who revels.
Carried by its spearhead, Monaco is now provisional runner-up to PSG in the standings. “Second place, of course, is a goal” claims Aurélien Tchouameni. The Monegasques are this Friday evening tied on points with Olympique de Marseille, and three lengths ahead of Rennes. OM, eliminated Thursday in the semi-finals of the Europa League conference, and losing momentum, the more inconstant Bretons: ASM could make the big deal at the end of the season, especially since the calendars of their two direct adversaries – in Lorient then Rennes, and finally against Strasbourg for the Phocaeans; in Nantes, against OM and in Lille for the Rennais – are all grounds for hope.