Sassuolo, Union Berlin, Udinese, FC Bruges… Last summer, they all rushed to try to recruit Maxime Estève. But Montpellier did not let go of its 21-year-old defender, valued at €7 million, and he took time to digest. Michel Der Zakarian also relied on others at the start of the season and it was at the left-back position that he started his season by being established at Lorient (3-0, October 1). Since then, he has been playing again since he was part of the starting lineup eight times in the last ten matches. Above all, he demonstrates having regained the level which had particularly attracted Thierry Henry, who called him up to the France Espoirs team in mid-September. Against Nice (0-0, November 10), he muzzled Terem Moffi. Against Lens (0-0, December 8), it was his friend Elye Wahi who he turned off.
A long wait
On Sunday, the kid trained at the club, born in Montpellier, did another good job. Ultra-solid in the aerial game, he also benefited from the serenity of Becir Omeragic and Christopher Jullien at his side. Above all, he gave his team “three vital points” by heading in a corner from Téji Savanier (9th). The first goal among the pros for those who would like to score “three or four per season”. “I still scored twice against my side,” he laughed while showing the messages received on his phone asking him if he had scored the wrong goal. At the time, I closed my eyes. I didn’t really believe it when I saw the ball at the bottom. I’m super happy because I had to wait a long time (56 meetings). In addition, the coach told us during the talk that he wanted the older players on the team to be more decisive in these set phases! »
The 1.93m player therefore received congratulations from Der Zakarian: “He won all his duels, he raised well, he had a big match. » This allowed the MHSC to return to victory, after six matches without success. “We showed pride, solidarity,” underlined Estève, whose team is now four steps ahead of the red zone.
2023-12-17 23:04:06
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