This Saturday, during the 12th day of Ligue 1, OM will travel to the north of France to face RC Lens. This match will mark the return of former Sang et Or striker, Elye Wahi, who left for OM for the sum of €25 million. His Lens year was not a real success and this could be explained by his great sensitivity.
A Montpellier, Elie Place had quickly burst onto the scene by scoring 29 goals in 69 matches, when he was not even 20 years old yet. Over the past four decades, only two players have achieved the feat of scoring 20 goals in Ligue 1 before their 20th birthday: Kylian Mbappé and him. He then quickly crossed the 25 goal mark in the elite, becoming the second youngest player to reach this milestone. The promise of a great talent which has been slow to materialize ever since.
Lens and OM, two steps too high for Wahi?
Last year, Elie Place continued its progress to Lensalongside Franck Stink. He did not succeed in being adopted by the Lensois public, despite some notable performances, such as that against Arsenal. Arrived at loon this summer, he is also struggling to find a place in the hearts of supporters and has already been whistled by the Vélodrome.
“He’s super sensitive.”
In the columns of Provencehis mentor at Montpellier, Frédéric Bellytries to find a reason for the difficulties encountered by the young French international hopeful: “ When we judge his experience in Lens, we too easily forget that he was only a child. And as all the planets were not aligned, we can, in fact, remain unsatisfied. Elye is hyper sensitive, he works on affect. He needs to be in complete confidence, to be supported, to be cajoled to perform, insists a loved one. Except for Franck Haise, who always defended him and kicked his ass a few times when necessary, he lacked all that. It was painful for him. »
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