Eight goals in two matches (five in Lorient, three against Angers), 10 points taken in four matches and a return to 4e ranking place. On paper, everything is going for the best for AS Monaco, who have started dreaming of a place on the podium at the end of the season. But coach Niko Kovac has yet to deal with a chronic problem for a few months: the ineffectiveness against the goal of Wissam Ben Yedder, who has not scored a single goal in the game since September 27 (3-2 against Strasbourg ).
The 30-year-old French international (11 caps) remains an essential part of Niko Kovac’s team, and still stands out by creating gaps, weighing down on the defenses. But the Croatian coach is worried about his player despite everything: “He’s my captain, I talk to him a lot during the week,” says Kovac. We try to help him to put him in the best conditions to score again. He is not happy at the moment, ”even admits the former Bayern technician.
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“We need him”
His teammates, left side Caio Henrique in the lead, more: “We, his teammates, must do everything to allow him to create opportunities. If the ball doesn’t go to him, it’s difficult. We must evolve collectively ”.
Not helped by the Covid-19, which he contracted in November, the native of Sarcelles is still hopeful of playing Euro-2021 next summer, with the France team. To help him in this mission, he can count on his coach, not stingy with compliments: “We are a team. We need him. He needs us. But in the future, he will score a lot of very important goals for Monaco ”, assures Niko Kovac. A goal on the lawn of the Mosson stadium, this Friday (9 pm), against a team from Montpellier which should also fight for Europe, would also have all the “important goal”.
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