She victory (3-1) against Ajaccio, Amiens SC owes it largely to a man. Louis Mafouta, double scorer from the penalty spot. If the second, in added time, was obtained by Boya, he went for the first himself, from the start of the match, thanks to the quality of his pressing. “ We knew we had to go after them from the start and take them by the throat », Recognizes the 30-year-old striker, under contract until 2026 with the ASC.
This is not the first time this season that the Central African international’s recovery efforts have been rewarded. Dry cleaning? It is one of “ its main strengths » according to his trainer Omar Daf: “ He runs a 40, 50 meter race, he should be congratulated. If he doesn’t do this sprint, we don’t have this opportunity. I don’t believe in chance. » Does this mean that Amiens is trying to get fouls in the area? “ He is a player who has a large volume of play and my job is to optimize the qualities and characteristics of my players », Recognizes the coach.
Power over precision
The experienced center forward, who played for Quevilly-Rouen, also knows how to take advantage of opposing mistakes, like against Rodez, earlier in the season, where he obtained and converted two penalties to give his team the victory (2-1). . This new double in the exercise brings his total to six goals in the league and places him on the third step of the scorers’ podium, behind Grenoblois Ba and Messin Sabaly (8 goals each).
« Before this season, we didn’t create as many penalties. We provoke our luck and it works in our favor », notes the only professional number 9 of the Picardy team after the departure of Andy Carroll to Bordeaux. And as proof, Amiens is the Ligue 2 team which obtains the most, ahead of Paris FC. Last season, Amiens SC’s regular shooter only scored three of the team’s five attempts, failing against Ajaccio (0-0) in September 2023 and during the last match of the season against champion Auxerre. (0-0).
When he appeared before the guard to carry out the sentence, the native of Beaumont-sur-Oise (Val-d’Oise) did not ask himself too many questions. “ I work on them in training and I’m improving. I don’t worry, I have lots of confidence”he slips. Which most of the time results in a heavy strike. For the moment it’s working great and his statistical contributions allow Amiens to exist in a tight championship.
