The substitutes feasted on the 31st day
The 31st day was rich in spectacle and goals this weekend, and once is not custom, the substitutes had a great responsibility and were able to carry all their talent.
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Philippe Clément, Jocelyn Gourvennec and Franck Haise had flair this weekend. The Monaco coach, but also those of Lille and Lens, were able to launch their attacking joker at the right time to unblock the situation against Troyes (2-1), Angers (1-1) and Nice (3-0). the benches and scorers a few seconds or minutes after entering the pitch, Kevin Volland, Edon Zhegrova and Arnaud Kalimuendo thus allowed ASM, Dogues and Sang et Or to finish this Sunday with points. And if the Lensois – returned at half-time – offered himself a nice double (50th, 66th) while his team was playing outnumbered, the other two attackers signed very nice achievements. A superb sequence for Volland and an exceptional strike for the Kosovar rookie.. According to Opta, ASM have scored 27 goals thanks to their substitutes since the start of last season. More than any other team in the 5 major leagues.
Bench depth, essential?
If these coaches were able to count on their replacements this weekend, we could also talk about Quentin Boisgard who scored after his entry this weekend or Romain Faivre who was able to be very hard-hitting when he entered the game. Merlus, it becomes a matter of habit. Before he becomes definitively titular, Ibrahima Koné, registered this winter, scored 3 goals for Christophe Pélissier’s men when he came on. So, is the depth of the workforce really essential? In any case, it can’t hurt, whether in the race for Europe, or that of maintaining it.
???? @a_kalimuendo is the player aged 20 and under who has scored the most goals in the 5 major European leagues!#SiProudToTreLensois #RCLOGCN pic.twitter.com/JAbAQ7FYpz
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