Guest of After Foot this Wednesday on RMC, Olivier Létang was questioned about Edon Zhegrova who sometimes went out of the collective framework at Losc. The Lille president explained his demands towards the Kosovar international.
Edon Zhegrova has already scored 7 goals and 2 assists this season, including some brilliant moments in the Champions League. At 25, the Kosovar international (34 caps, 4 goals) confirms the talent seen during the last financial year, he who arrived at Losc in January 2022 from FC Basel for 7 million euros. The architect of this coming to northern soil, Olivier Létang was the guest of After Foot on RMC this Wednesday. The president of the Mastiffs confided what he expects from the former Genk player.
“Edon, he's a very good guy who has incredible talent. I remember the first exchange we had before he came to us. I told him: 'We're not going to teach you to dribble.' He has a gift for dribbling. On the other hand, there are a whole bunch of things, if you want to go to the very high level… What is the collective project? How do I connect with others? defend… if you don't have those qualities, it doesn't work.
Second, you need to have consistency. The big clubs will look for players who every match (he repeats it three times) will have a high level of performance.”
“He can still improve”
A quest for high standards with a concrete example which seems to have annoyed Létang last season: “I remember, we had a discussion with Edon after the match in Le Havre last year. We were leading 2-0 at mid-point. time. He scores an extraordinary goal and an assist in the second half, he does anything. The very big players who are in the very big clubs, it's: 'I scored two goals, I. I'm going to score three, I'm going to score four', and permanently.”
All the same more regular in his performances this season, Zhegrova could aspire to leave Lille, he who had expressed his wish last summer. An episode that Létang has not forgotten: “Edon, I said it at a press conference in July because he had said a little awkwardly that he wanted to leave, that he would not leave because he was not ready again to go to a very big club Today, he is doing interesting things. I think he can still improve. When I talked about consistency, he must perform very well in all matches. .”
Mathieu Idiart, with After Foot
