Decisive, finally! Involved in four of the last seven Nice goals Myziane Maolida seems to be starting to reveal himself in Nice.
At 22, the striker trained in Lyon, but Parisian by birth, is of course expected over time. Because the recent sparks are not enough to fully illuminate the three very anonymous seasons delivered on the Côte d’Azur.
However, when he arrived in the summer of 2018, hopes were real. To replace Alassane Plea, who left for Germany, Nice had naturally turned to the Lyon industry, which rarely disappointed him.
The Riviera club is betting on Maolida and invests without hesitation 10 million euros to engage until 2023 the promising striker, passed through all the youth selections and already author with the OL of three goals in all competitions, including one against. .. Nice.
But almost three years later, the record of the former AC Boulogne-Billancourt is dull: only 20 starts, including three this season, for three goals and seven assists.
“Yes, my record is negative but I work daily to reverse the trend,” admitted this week the one whose jersey is flocked “Myziane”.
“Angers is my most complete match in terms of content and playing time. It’s a good click for me and the team. The main thing is to follow up and confirm” “, he added, in reference to the Aiglons’ 3-0 victory last week, in which he distinguished himself with a goal and an assist for Amine Gouiri, another former Lyonnais.
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“I am a hard worker”
The striker was also recently in the good moves concluded by Pierre Lees-Melou in Monaco (2-1 defeat) and in the Cup in Nîmes (3-1), confirming his current good form, also underlined by his coach Adrian Ursea, successor to Patrick Vieira since December, who has repeatedly highlighted the quality of his work in training in recent weeks.
The current goes well between the player and the new team of technicians. “Vieira had confidence in me but he has not always shown it. With the new staff, there is more dialogue and I feel better. I am more liberated”, admitted Maolida.
“We try to put it in the best conditions by dialoguing”, for his part explained Ursea. “He has a lot of potential and a very special register. He has everything to do well,” assured the Romanian technician.
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But why then did it take so long to see talent blossom?
“There have been a lot of unfavorable circumstances. First, the injuries. People don’t realize that these are hard things to go through. And then I haven’t had the opportunity to go through some situations. , I’m fine in my head, “explained the player, who was also taken to all positions of the attack according to the needs of the moment.
An apparent nonchalance could also play against him. “I have a body language that displeases many but it is misleading. I am a hard worker,” nevertheless assures the former Lyonnais, which confirms Ursea’s deputy, Frédéric Gioria.
“Since his arrival, he’s a little one who is always in demand. A little after training, individual work with video for his travels, + muscu + when he’s injured … He’s very determined”.
Now launched, “Myziane” must find its cruising speed on the Riviera.
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