AS Monaco’s plan to cover its nugget Eliesse Ben Seghir
It is one of the post-World Qatari sensations. Eliesse Ben Seghir (17) completely broken at Abbé-Deschamps, Wednesday, in the colors of AS Monaco. After having walked on a Ligue 1 lawn for the first time for his youngster from the start of the second period, the young attacking midfielder planted a double (58th, 85th) for offer the three points of victory to his training club against AJ Auxerre (3-2). Enough to draw, automatically, all eyes on him.
Eliesse Ben Seghir has become the youngest player to score a double in his first L1 game in the last 75 years, while becoming the second youngest ASM player to see a double in Ligue 1 after a certain Thierry Henry. in 1995 (17 years and 255 days, against 17 years and 315 days for Ben Seghir). The web, the media, the fans… everyone was on fire after the remarkable XXL performance of the native of Gassin. If some, like Kylian Mbappé, remind us that we should not talk to them about age, we must not forget that Eliesse Ben Seghir still has everything to do.
Monaco and Clément warn Ben Seghir for the future
AS Monaco is aware that it will have to manage the case of its No. 44, particularly after its fanfare debut in the deep end. Present at a press conference this Friday before the reception of Stade Brestois 29, Sunday (3 p.m.), in the leaguePhilippe Clément was of course asked about his young phenomenon, revealing his plan to cover him as it should be for the future. “I will protect him for the next few months, it is necessaryfirst explained the 48-year-old Belgian, before calling back. This is not the first young person I have to manage. »
“I can say that he will not be doing an interview in the next few weeks. We will wait for him to accumulate experience for that., even revealed the AS Monaco coach to the media. And Clément to evoke a deeper scourge to be taken into account in the equation. I want him to focus on the foot. We know that there are agents who come, new friends who come, new girlfriends too. I talked about it with him. Eliesse is a winner. He understands that there are pitfalls on the road to becoming a great player. It’s also my role, as a coach and a bit like a second father to young players, to say all this: that there are not only positives on the road, but also difficulties to come.
A well pampered nugget on the Rock
Finally, the former technician of KRC Genk or Club Brugge KV indicated that he was obviously going to think twice about the sporting path he was going to take young Ben Seghir in the weeks to come. “He’s still a young player. His size shows that he is not 100%he pointed out. We have to look at this, look at what he can or cannot do. But as with all players, not just young ones. We have a very good staff for that. We are all lined up on that and because of that there are almost no injuries here. » A clear, honest and precise speech by Philippe Clément. As if to reassure the football world: Eliesse Ben Seghir is in good hands on the Rock.
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