Ben Yedder, the supersub strikes again
Paul Rouget, Media365: published on Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 08:56 a.m.
For the eighth time of the year, Wissam Ben Yder scored after starting the match on the bench, avoiding a misstep at AS Monaco against Lille by equalizing at the end of the match (2-2).
The statistic is pretty incredible. Author of the equalizer goal, in a tight angle, Friday evening in the 83rd minute of the opening match of the 14th day of Ligue 1 between Monaco and Lille (2-2), Wissam Ben Yedder, who had still started on the bench, has more than ever justified his status as a supersub. Because he scored his eighth but of the year 2021 after coming into play, and no one else in Europe does better. According to Opta, he has “at least three (goals) more than any other player in the European Top 5 over the calendar year”. The former Toulousain was however less often replacing lately, he who had been established by Niko Kovac in the last six league games of the ASM. The Croatian technician then explained his choice.
“Wissam (Ben Yedder) was not with the team for ten days due to the international break and Myron (Boadu) was very good, he worked a lot. We think he was going to have a lot of space behind Fonte Myron had a good 70 minutes, he didn’t score but I’m happy with him. And if every time Wissam comes in he scores one or two goals, I agree“Kovac commented on Amazon Prime after the match. The young Dutch striker, who opened his goal counter against PSV Eindhoven last month, did not score, just like Kevin Volland, while it was Krepin Diatta who had reduced the gap shortly before the break (41st), following the quick double from Jonathan David (5th sp, 9th). had the opportunities without succeeding, but delivered a subtle pass decisive to “WBY” on the equalizing goal.