2021 began with a performance by former RPL stars in Europe.
Eldor Shomurodov scored again for Genoa (now the former Rostov striker has 2 goals + 2 assists in Serie A), Alexey Miranchuk took part in the defeat of Parma, and Alexander Golovin returned royally after injury.
On Wednesday, Monaco fought on equal terms with Lorient, but remained in the majority in the second half – Jonathan Delaplace got a straight red. In the 66th minute, Niko Kovacs released Golovin – and the midfielder brought the team forward in the first attack: crossed himself, accelerated, picked up the ball and carefully fired into the far one.
Three minutes later, Monaco conceded, immediately stepped forward again, and in the end finished off Lorient with two more balls.
“The Tsar is back,” responded the official Twitter of Monaco, depicting a player in the uniform of Alexander II.
For Golovin, the goal against Lorient is one of the most important goals in his career. With a hamstring injury on his left leg, he missed 129 days (last played more than four months ago on August 30, 2020), and his return has been continually delayed.
- It was originally planned that Golovin will miss about a month, but the dates were shifted: “We are acting carefully and are not in a hurry with the return of Golovin. The main thing is that there is no relapse, ”Kovacs said on November 6.
- “I look forward to Golovin’s return, but it would be better to wait another week or two,” a month later Niko again made it clear that Alexander would not return in the near future, and two weeks later added that the player would not play until the end of the year. – We look forward to Golovin’s return to the first January match.
Golovin drove Lorient 10 seconds into the substitution – the fastest goal in the French championship for a bench player since October 20, 2007. Then the Polish striker “Auxerre”, Ireneug Jelen, who also scored against “Lorient”, scored.
After the game, Golovin was congratulated by the entire locker room: they clapped on the shoulder, gave fives, and slapped them in a friendly way.
“I am very glad to return to the field after such a long pause,” Golovin told Sport24. – The return was really positive for me, and most importantly for the team. Goal situation? In principle, nothing special – he entered the field, got the ball, saw the opportunity to strike. It turned out to get right into the corner. Naturally, the goal gave confidence, then it was easier to get into the game and work well for the team. I think that the substitutions in this match worked very well for us. We won an important victory. Why was the recovery so delayed? It was necessary to fully recover from the injury, to get in shape. There was no point in speeding up events and entering the field not ready. Therefore, I followed the recommendations of our medical headquarters. Now I feel great, I have no health problems. Let’s get ready for the next game.
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