Arnaud Kalimuendo could chain a second tenure in a row this Wednesday evening (7 p.m.) against Nantes, in a late match of the 8th day. In the absence of Ignatius Ganago, who was hit in the right ankle but returned to competition this Sunday against Dijon (66th), the young 18-year-old striker, loaned with option to buy by PSG, showed against the last of L1 that he could be both effective and dangerous in a profile identical to the top scorer blood and gold (four achievements).
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“I thrive on the field”
“I am happy to have chosen Lens, he admitted on Tuesday, on the one hand depending on playing time which I was able to benefit from (127 minutes in L1, a tenure), but also because I am starting to learn from the experience of executives. I thrive on the field as it shows. As soon as I arrived, the coach told me that I was going to play. When we evolved with PSG (lost 1-0, September 10), I found the Lens team to be very solid. Their block was compact. It surprised me. At that time, there were no talks yet. But they had come to the information this summer. I understood that they had a quality group. Before making my decision, I didn’t think about the fact that they were from L2. I wanted to join a first division club. I watched their matches against Nîmes (September 1-1, 27) and Saint-Etienne (2-0 on October 3) and I found the ingredients that contributed to my choice. “
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At Parc Astrid in Brussels, in a friendly, where he scored two goals against Anderlecht (3-1 on November 13) or in Dijon, where he conveniently harassed goalkeeper Racippio to the point of pushing him to the fault, Kalimuendo was melted into the moral and athletic dimension of the artesian team. “This is just the start, I know I can do even better, he anticipates. I have to prove it as soon as I have another chance. I was very well received upon my arrival. I knew Loïc Badé and Ismaël Boura. They made my integration easier. And in the field, it was done by itself thanks to the technical relationship. I feel very good, in a family setting. I learn a lot. In the work, there are not huge differences between Paris and Lens but rather common points. I thank everyone because it freed me up and allowed me to give everything for the team. “
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With two late matches to play (the first this Wednesday against Nantes then a trip to Marseille whose date remains to be fixed), Lens can switch to the top of the table with twenty points if he chains a second success in a row on Wednesday at Bollaert -Delelis. “The first objective remains the maintenance, insists Kalimuendo, with a well-honed speech. But if we are focused, we can do some great things this year. I don’t give myself a limit. Let’s play liberated and then we’ll see. We are a promoted group but not to be taken lightly. “
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“I wish PSG good luck in the Champions League, and I hope they will do a very good result for French football
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In the meantime, the striker will be this Tuesday in front of his TV screen to observe PSG, with which he is under contract until 2024, against Leipzig. “Paris is a very great team, with very great players, he insists. I don’t worry about them. I am concentrating on the objectives of Lens but I wish them good luck and I hope they will make a very good result for French football. It is important that our representatives in the Champions League perform well. “
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