Again brilliant against the Estac, Friday November 5, Jonathan Clauss never ceases to burst the screen in Ligue 1. The right side has gone to the top of the classification of the championship passers thanks to two new caviars delivered against the Trojans. In a role of piston on the right side, the Lensois is essential. And now, it’s a whole region that dreams of seeing the Northerner put on another tunic. Hit the cock this time.
With a goal and two assists for Arnaud Kalimuendo and Wesley Saïd, Jonathan Clauss has made the Bollaert stadium his garden against Troyes. The piston showed all his talent, his ability to throw forward and his precision in the centers to hurt the Champenois.
6 – Jonathan Clauss has delivered 6 assists this season in Ligue 1. Only Paul Pogba and Karim Benzema (7 each) do more among the Drapeau de France players in the 5 major European leagues. Still. #RCLESTAC https://t.co/1nArG7SmtI
– OptaJean (@OptaJean) November 5, 2021
A good setter as well, he could even have scored a double if Gauthier Gallon had not deflected a magnificent free kick which started in the top corner in the 50th minute. Thanks to his performances of the evening, the Lensois treated his statistics to become the best passer in Ligue 1 with 6 assists this season. Better yet, he is now involved on 16 goals in 2021 (5 goals and 11 assists).
Before disembarking in Lens, Jonathan Clauss, trained in Strasbourg, had only discovered the professional world at the age of 24, in Ligue 2, in Quevilly-Rouen. Sacred Bundesliga 2 champion in 2020 with the Arminia Bielefeld, he caught the eye of the Lensois recruiters who attracted him in the summer of 2020.
Since then, the right side is unanimous in the Pas-de-Calais, to the point that the supporters of the Sang et Or no longer hide to boost their side. During the reception of Metz at the Bollaert stadium at the end of October, Lensois fans even threw on the lawn a jersey of the Blues, flocked in the name of Clauss, which made the person laugh.
OK, we have the video of the weekend here @RCLens @ Djoninho25 #RCLens #RCLFCM #Clausspic.twitter.com/bs1w9HRXsj
– Free Ligue 1 (@ FreeLigue1) October 25, 2021
In the program “Le Vestiaire” broadcast on RMC last October, the 28-year-old player, never passed through the youth selections, spoke of his ambitions: “They talk about me for the France team, I’m very happy. Honestly, I could not say if I have the level or not. But I feel optimistic that I am getting closer to those who are in front of me, so I allow myself to believe it. “
But while the performances of Benjamin Pavard and Léo Dubois are sometimes criticized with the Blues, the Lensois still finds the door closed in the France team. According to Franck Haise, his coach, the side was not even approached by the staff of Didier Deschamps: “I don’t think he had a pre-summons. From that point on, I don’t think there can be a summons.”, he said before the announcement of the national coach’s list.
What then is Jonathan Clauss missing to be called up with the Blues? Non-participation in a European Cup? Asked about the subject, Didier Deschamps said that it was not prohibitive: “This is not a selection criterion, but the more the players are confronted at a very high level with their club, the better. They will be more ready for the demands of the French team”. If the Lensois side continues his momentum, he could finally attract the attention of the coach, while Didier Deschamps tries to install a tactical scheme with three defenders and with pistons, which would be perfect for Sang et Or.