Ilyes Ziani is like a fish to water at RWDM. Against Zulte Waregem, he carried the team again with a magnificent goal.
Au RWDM, Ilyes Ziani did not let the slight injury sustained in October break his rhythm. In his absence, the Molenbeekois only took one point out of six. His return coincided with the team’s resurgence in form. After his splendid goal against Zulte Waregem, he has 4 goals and 5 assists in 8 games.
The 21-year-old Belgian-Moroccan savors this success against a direct opponent in the fight for the title: “It was a match at the top that we were looking forward to. They too wanted to win here and get ahead of us. We wins because we were more realistic than them. During the week, we worked on this rapid forward projection, it bore fruit on our two goals.
This season must be his
On a personal level, Ziani is enjoying this good start to the season: “It feels good to come back to 100% after this little injury, I was impatient to help the team. Because, while remaining humble, I think I am one important element But without them, I would not have been able to have such a start to the season, they put me at ease directly, it is largely thanks to them.
The attacking midfielder plays in a team that plays according to his qualities. The context is more favorable than during its two seasons at SL 16, where the team was struggling at the bottom of the table: “After two complicated seasons at Standardit’s an obligation to perform, to have good statistics in a team that performs like that. The title? We don’t hide: with a group like ours, there is something to look for.”
This season, Ilyes Ziani started on the bench for the Standard first team during the match at Genk. But he ultimately never played with the A core. If putting his XXL start to the season in contrast with the offensive difficulties of Rouches would perhaps be an easy shortcut, the good behavior of the young people from SL 16 nevertheless raises the question of what he could have contributed. In any case, he will return to the Principality next weekend when he travels to RFC Liège.
