2024-09-20 21:56:37
The very good performances of Ndombélé and Moukoko allowed Nice to easily win against their host from Saint-Etienne.
The hills
Tanguy Ndombele
Like his colleagues, he chose his day well. While his club celebrates its 120th anniversary this Friday, former Lyonnais Tanguy Ndombele took the opportunity to have his best game in a very long time. Author of Nice’s second goal, the first scored in Ligue 1 in 5 years, the 27-year-old confirmed a good start with his new club. After several unsuccessful loans to Lyon, Napoli and Galatasaray, Ndombele may have finally found a suitable environment.
Youssoufa Moukoko
These are successful beginnings. For his debut with Sports, Youssoufa Moukoko made an impression. Well helped by the weakness of Saint-Etienne’s defense, the German player was able to score twice (26th, 39th) before giving the decisive goal to a teammate. His failure last week against OM seems to be forgotten. It’s the kind of matches that can help the 19-year-old German get off to a good start. After breaking the records for precocity in 2020 with Dortmund and then taking part in the World Cup in Qatar, the young intern had a hard time proving it. This kind of compatibility can help him get off to a good start.
Flops
Gaëtan Larsonneur
You may have one of the worst nights of your career. With his eight goals scored, Gaëtan Larsonneur also experienced one of the worst nights a keeper can experience. Even if he was not responsible for the eight goals scored, the former Brest goalkeeper still had a heavy share of responsibility in what was his club’s worst defeat since the 1951-1952 season. The match in Nantes in 9 days will be a good opportunity for him to redeem himself.
The Saint-Etienne defense
The evening is not easy for them either. The Cornud – Abdelhamid – Batubinsika – Appiah quartet was in real trouble during this match. Changed with each Nice success, the four defenders, like Batubinsika who scored in his team, experienced a nightmare. While Stéphanois scored “only” seven goals in the first four matches of the championship, they showed very worrying deficits for the rest of the season. Shortcomings which will have to be corrected quickly if they want to stay in Ligue 1.
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