Lorient-OM: “it’s breathtaking”, the After conquered by the new face of Aubameyang

Another double scorer during OM’s victory in Lorient (2-4) on Sunday, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (34) seduces After Foot who notes a change in his game, more oriented towards the collective.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (34 years old) endorsed a famous quote said by Cristiano Ronaldo in 2010: “goals are like ketchup: when they arrive, they come all at once”. Rather discreet since his arrival at OM last summer, the Gabonese striker has just scored seven times in the last four matches, bringing his total to ten goals in all competitions this season.

“He plays for others”

The former Borussia Dortmund player scored another nice double in Lorient (2-4) on Sunday evening. For the After, this newfound success is partly due to a change in the Marseille striker’s game. “Everyone knows that Aubameyang is going slower than two, three or four years ago,” notes Florent Gautreau. “We just compared with Alexis Sanchez (left last summer) but there, he is exploding the stats. It is important that the coach puts himself at the service of Aubameyang to give him the system which will put him value.”

Often lined up alone at the forefront by Gennaro Gattuso, the former Saint-Etienne player also benefits from the Italian’s recent change of system which associates Vitinha with him. “In body language, I find it positive for the team, I often said that we were very hard on Aubameyang,” underlines Walid Acherchour. “He didn’t wait for the change of system to score a hat-trick against Ajax, I said that it was rather the animation around him that was failing. He also had some bad matches but I found the opinions very harsh. “

“Aubameyang was not arranged by the system at the start of the season,” continues Florent Gautreau. “Beyond his goals, he scores, he has six assists. Even in matches where he doesn’t score, he plays for others. Maybe he’s less strong and less quick but more serving of the others with a second attacker next.”

“The first half he did today is breathtaking,” enthuses Walid Acherchour.

“He scores, he scores, he is positive,” insists the latter. “I find him different since the start of the season, in his ability to make plays. It’s not just the goal with him. That’s where I defended him when people said he was finished.”

A point of view shared by Gennaro Gattuso. “He is a player who works a lot and today he is reaping the fruits of his work,” said the Italian on Sunday evening. “He is very popular in the locker room. I told him his moment would come, and we are seeing the real Pierre-Emerick and I think it couldn’t be otherwise.”