When will we see Ignatius Ganago again in full possession of his means? The real Ganago, the powerful Sang et Or striker with a devastating success at the start of the season, decisive every 56 minutes with four goals and three penalties in six games?
« I hope we will find him 100% in the coming weeks “Advises his trainer Franck Haise, who is counting on him and relaunched him in the last two games with the desire to make him rev up.
Seven weeks off
Cut off in his tracks on October 3 following an unfortunate tackle from Stéphane defender Timothée Kolodziejczak, Ganago was sidelined for seven weeks to treat his left ankle. A long streak during which he ultimately only missed two official matches (Lille and Reims), since his team was itself arrested by the Covid-19.
But seven weeks without competition at the highest level is really a long time. And that does not allow you to get back in shape right away, as we have seen during the last two outings of Racing. Stirring when he came into play in Dijon (0-1) in a late game where there was space, the Cameroonian international was less in sight against Nantes (1-1), often with a small very noticeable delay time in a player used to rather have a head start.
« I expected him not to find all his sensations overnight, confirms Franck Haise. But if I do not revive him for thirty minutes in Dijon and sixty minutes against Nantes, his feelings, he will not find them either. So there is a dilemma. He is not 100%, we know that, but if we do not put him back in the competition, we will not find him immediately », Explains the coach, who should therefore call him again against Angers in the starting XI. Even if this ” choice is not easy ”Vis-à-vis the competition, then the other attackers also give him a lot of satisfaction.
Christophe Jallet: “He has incredible qualities”
It’s that, from what we’ve seen so far, Ganago seems indispensable to a Lens that has been less fluid and less playful against Nantes. Thanks to his power and the quality of his calls, the striker gives depth and creates imbalances. He puts a lot of pressure on the opposing defense, always on the lookout, always on the block. And so it poses a permanent threat.
The former international and Téléfoot consultant Christophe Jallet, who was Ganago’s teammate in his former club in Nice (2017-2019), assures us that Lens was not wrong by betting on a player a little stuck in the Eaglets. ” He has incredible qualities. Especially his calls, they always hurt a lot », He analyzes. Delighted for a still young and reserved player, who, according to him, made the right choice by leaving his cocoon of Nice to join Artois.
« In Lens, there is a great staff and Kakuta, one of the best assistants in the championship, who can play in his calls “, Underlines the former defender, who still insists on the exceptional physical qualities of the attacker. ” He is really very strong. And c
is a hard worker », He supports. Happy for a ” adorable boy », Which pierces, impresses. And for which we may not have seen anything yet.
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