Young member of the Lille locker room, Ayyoub Bouaddi, expelled, has bad memories of his first and last trip to Montpellier. In a few months, however, he is no longer the same man.
A few months ago, on January 28, Ayyoub Bouaddi (17 years old) experienced his first start in Ligue 1. It was the first trip of the year 2024 for the Mastiffs, the first in Ligue 1. This -this did not smile on them, hampered in their ambitions by the early exclusion of the young midfielder. The latter received two successive yellow cards, including one just before the break (45+1′). The error was made and LOSC was then content with a draw in Hérault (0-0).
“I admit that I didn’t know that he took a red in Montpellier last year”
From the beginning of the year to its end, time flies, and suffice to say that Ayyoub Bouaddi's goes a little faster than the others. Under the leadership of Bruno Genesio, he has already grabbed as many minutes as what was offered to him during the past financial year (695 min -> 694 min), taking advantage of the absences to shine in Ligue 1 as in the Champions League. This is how the native of Senlis has already evolved: “Obviously, when a young player plays a little more, he progresses more quickly. The best way to progress when you have the qualities and talent to do so is to play one match after another. This has been the case with Ayyoub for some timeeven if there were a few cuts with small injuries or rotations »begins Bruno Genesio, questioned about him at a press conference this Saturday.
The Lille technician took the opportunity to salute his development: “He is progressing steadily because he is an intelligent boy. He knows that he still has areas for improvement and fortunately, because he is only 17 years old.he smiles. I see him as a player who learns a lot and quickly. This is the mark of a player who, despite his young age, is very mature. »
“It’s the alliance between youth and experience”
As he approaches a return to Montpellier, the red city that concerns him, does Ayyoub Bouaddi remember his past disappointments? “I didn’t talk about that with him. I admit that I didn't know that he took a red in Montpellier last year, admits Bruno Genesio.
I mainly talk about his game with him, we did it again yesterday on what he still needs to improve because our objective and our work is to help the team win, but also to help the young people progress individually. players. I think this is even more the case in the current context. We can emphasize things to improve because there are a lot of things that are going well and it's easier to get this kind of message across.”he explains.
The youngest member of Bruno Genesio's squad, Ayyoub Bouaddi grows daily alongside an experienced player named Benjamin André (34 years old): “This duo is the alliance between youth and experience. This is what also characterizes our squad a little bit and it works very, very well”greets the technician, in a sort of conclusion.