Malick Fofana, OL player (Photo by FRANCOIS LO PRESTI / AFP)
A luxury replacement since his arrival at OL, Malick Fofana seems to have reached a milestone in recent times. The fruit of a process put in place by Pierre Sage and his staff.
In the space of a few games, he went from luxury substitute to fall hit. Malick Breathe has almost become indispensable in recent weeks in the eleven of theOL. Firstly thanks to his decisive side then his ability to chain together both offensive and defensive efforts. However, it was not won with the 19-year-old player that Lyon supporters hoped to see blossom, but who kept his 'supersub' status. However, this linear progression is not a surprise in the project set up by Pierre Sage and his staff with the young Belgian. “His talent quickly stood out to us, particularly in the (training) session and during his Coupe de France match in Bergerac. He’s a player with whom we wanted to take time, take the time to get in well in the locker room, in the team, to be able to free oneself from all questions concerning integration, to give way to the player that he is and the talent that he has.”
Sage: “We made a commitment to our parents”
This Friday evening, Breathe should be holder against Lille and will bring his enthusiasm to the left side of the attack. Because, from now on, he manages to have a series of tenures, even if it remains “a matter of duration and increase in performance. But if at the end of the season, it's another player, we will have succeeded in the commitment we made to him and to his parents, because we were really committed to supporting him in his post-training.” At just 19 years old, Malick Fofana still remains a hope for European football. However, by doing so, he could well put the biggest clubs at his feet. To the great dismay of Lyon supporters.
