OL have two very good attackers in Alexandre Lacazette and Georges Mikautadze. The choice of Pierre Sage is not easy, especially since the Georgian is close behind his elder in the scorers’ rankings. Walid Acherchour decides in favor of Mikautadze.
If some clubs are orphaned by a good center forward, OL are calm in this area. Les Gones already had Alexandre Lacazette (19 goals last season) and they went to get Georges Mikautadze (13 goals last season) in Metz. Performing at Euro 2024, the Georgian must be the replacement for the Lyon captain before becoming his successor in the eleven in the coming seasons. However, the handover between the two men could occur sooner than expected. No doubt tired by the 2024 Olympics, Lacazette was not at the party at the start of the season. He only scored 5 goals in Ligue 1, falling through many matches during the first leg.
Mikautadze starting at OL from January?
Meanwhile, Georges Mikautadze (4 goals in L1) is gaining momentum as evidenced by his match against PSG on Sunday. Scorer with a subtle dive on Donnarumma, the Georgian striker was a real threat for the Parisians. When he left the field with Cherki, OL quickly declined offensively. For Walid Acherchour, the observation is easy to establish: Georges Mikautadze is the new number 1 in the Rhone attack. The DAZN and RMC consultant pleads for his tenure at the start, the only way for the Lyonnais to play for the podium.
« His performance at the Parc des Princes stood out to me. I found him very good, very strong, even in the first half when OL were in difficulty. He scores an extraordinary goal and like Cherki I did not understand his exit. He has the momentum and I feel like 2025 is the time for him. Without insulting Lacazette, I have the impression that if OL want to take a step forward it is with Mikautadze as the starter. His technical palette, his way of asking for the ball in transition, his complementarity with Cherki. They lie with their eyes closed. The gradual integration of Mikautadze over the first 6 months will allow it to explode in 2025 », he explained in After Foot. A coherent sports analysis that excludes the human side. Captain, Lacazette remains one of the leaders of the locker room and his possible banishment will not be without consequences for captains like his friend Corentin Tolisso.
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