For his big comeback on August 20, 1955, Slimani did not score and if it is obvious that he still lacks rhythm, his combativeness is praised especially since others much younger have not could do what he did in 90 minutes.
He would certainly have preferred to relaunch his adventure at the CRB with a goal and a victory but the course of the game meant that Slimani’s first with the CRB was somewhat spoiled by this goalless draw against the ESS. Moreover, the player who started at the kick-off and team captain tried everything during this meeting to try to help his team get the three points of victory. At the age of 36, the top scorer in the history of the national team did not shy away from the effort and not only ensured the defensive withdrawal and pressed a lot in the opposing zone. Unfortunately, with a performance far from expectations, he was almost deprived of balls. Besides, we could see signs of frustration and that’s completely normal since he wanted to fight properly to win but it couldn’t happen.
He cropped Boussouf in the middle of the match
On an action in the first period and on a clearance from the defense, Slimani explains to Boussouf that he is going to give him a handover and asks him to be ready to move to his wing but the number 10 of Chabab does not have it did and this angered the captain who did not hesitate to reframe his comrade directly and it even pushed Boussouf to immediately apologize. Even if he sorely lacks competition, Slimani managed to do much more than some of his comrades who are much younger but who were unable to follow the physical rhythm of the meeting.
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