For the first press conference of his young career, Ayyoub Bouaddi was questioned on numerous subjects during the gathering of the France Espoirs team. From the Champions League to his teenage life, we take a look at his statements.
Young player within the LOSC squad, Ayyoub Bouaddi was called up for the very first time with the France Espoirs team. If his debut did not quite go as planned, he is now gaining experience at an international level, both safely and off the field where he recently appeared for the very first time at a press conference. . The latter was an opportunity for the journalists present on site to better discover one of the talents of the French championship.
“Since the start of the season everything has gone quite quickly, it’s sometimes a little hard, but thanks to those around me, I think I have the ability to step back and become aware of everything that is happening”he admitted from the outset. It must be said that in a year, or even a few more months, Ayyoub Bouaddi took the steps one by one at a certain speed. He played his first professional match, took his first steps in European competition then in the Champions League…
“Stay natural? This is also mainly the work that I do in the club with the coach or the president. This allows me to stay focused on the field and ignore all these elements around me”continued the native of Senlis.
“The coach made it easier for me”
The Champions League, let's come back to that. At the age of 17, which he celebrated during a duel with Real Madrid, Ayyoub Bouaddi has already played three matches in this competition. He was even elected “Man of the Match” after the draw (1-1) between LOSC and Juventus. How did he experience his first steps in the most prestigious European competition:
“Discovering the Champions League went quite quickly, the matches were quite impressive. But the coach made it easier for me, because we had some pretty extraordinary performances. It helps you grow and I hope it continues for the rest of the competition.
We realize the end when we see the score, we are with the supporters, everyone is happy and enjoying, there we realize.
And being a match man against Juventus was only possible because collectively we are good, we have a string of good performances and we are united. When you start the match and you see the team spirit, the players around you, the energy released, it gives you confidence and the rest of the match, you see that the team is good”he confided, facing the media, in comments relayed by
RMC Sport.
“I am a normal young person, who sleeps and eats”
With a bachelor's degree and embarked on a university course, Ayyoub Bouaddi has experienced serious upheavals in recent months, following this sudden development: “Things obviously change, because when things are better on the ground, collective and individual performances lead to more media coverage.he himself admits. But the framework remains the same, I have my entourage, what I do in club and in selection, it's always the same thing. It’s a gradual evolution and I hope it continues. »
Finally, to conclude, comes the fateful question. And here again, the LOSC midfielder found the solution:
“Abandon a few years of youth? I manage to manage it well because it is those around me who allow me to have this good balance and not lack anything. I feel like I'm living normally. Apart from that, when there's no more football, I'm a normal young person. A young person who sleeps, who studies, who eats”he replied, smiling.
