He is the only one of the four professional Ruthenian strikers (with Bonnet, David and Depres) to never have started this season in Ligue 2, having to be satisfied until then with 17 minutes of play in Caen (0-4), during of the first day of the championship, then 26 in Dijon (1-1) on Saturday.
But the good entry of Malaly Dembélé (24) in Côte-d’Or, where a Dijon defender prevented him from being the first Rodez center-forward to open his counter by pushing the ball back to the goal line ( 76th), should offer him his first appearance of the 2021-22 exercise in the starting lineup tonight, against Le Havre.
“Malaly made a great entry on Saturday, recognizes the trainer of Raf, Laurent Peyrelade. Better preparation than last year too, with a better state of mind, where he was not bothered by injuries… And as luck would have it, he is more interesting.“
The striker trained in Nancy, from where he arrived in the summer of 2020, was established twice in preparation, in Clermont (2-2) on July 10 with Clément Depres, a priori his partner against the Le Havre, then in Montpellier (1-0) on July 14 alongside Florian David. Not to mention his exit from the bench in Nice (1-1) on July 3, before that in Montauban, against Toulouse (0-2) on the 17th, for 45 and 10 minutes of play.
“He must raise his level of concentration”
Matches where Malaly Dembélé was often rough in the last move despite an interesting activity: “He must raise his level of concentration to perform over time, but his teammates must take advantage of his ability to repeat races at high intensity to serve him in good conditions. “
Because for the moment, it is the passers who have turned into scorers like Lucas Buadès, against Pau, and Nassim Ouammou, in Dijon. “I would like my forwards to score because they are working really well for the team, emphasizes Laurent Peyrelade. For now, it’s our pistons who benefit from their work, but it will come naturally. When you do things the right way, at some point, it opens up for you. “
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