The Leopards host the Walya of Ethiopia this Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 5 p.m. at the Martyrs Stadium. A tough encounter that they are preparing to deliver in a context marked by their recent failure against the Syli of Guinea (1-0).
A meeting on the sixth day to drill down and inject “the players into the situation”, as announced this Tuesday by Sebastien Desabre, will also be an opportunity for him to “scrutinize again to scrutinize certain offensive animations. » “an act of progression” which has made the Frenchman’s teeth break for 5 matches. In the line of attack, Desabre announced the start of Mayele tomorrow against Walya. The Pyramide striker (4 national goals in 22 caps), for his first time as a starter in these qualifiers, will have a heavy jacket to wear; knowing how to finally move the net. Not too altruistic: neither of Samuel Essende and Simon Banza managed to do so as a starter in 5 games. Moreover, the former AS VCLUB is the only one of the trio of center forwards to shine and it was on September 9 against Ethiopia in Dar-es-Salam during his team’s 2-0 victory. His offensive animation is the only annoying subject. Demain Desabre “will want to have certain players inside the game and other players who will be able to bring us something in this area. Also, we are in the process of evaluating this attacking position. We don’t have a full-fledged holder. This will be the case tomorrow because Mayele will start the match tomorrow. We are still looking for this position,” he revealed at a press conference.
With “a lot of turnover” that the eleven reserves, the variety in Desabre’s offensive activities could experience another punch. A Joris Kayembe who knows how to position himself very high in the offensive phases, a very determined and impactful Nathanaël Mbuku on the side, a William Baliskwisha who stings well in the axis, a Ngal’ayel Mukau box to box; can provide more support in attack and presence in the opposing area. The deal for Desabre will be to break this green ceiling of only winning with a difference of at least 3 goals.
Jenovic Lumbuenadio
Belgium
