Surprising for a goal hunter of the caliber of Jonathan David, who over two seasons scored 19 and 24 goals in L1. But it’s a question of character. Yes, the Brooklyn native is eager to shake the net, like any self-respecting center forward at this level. But he is also an extraordinary teammate. “(Angel) has had a very good match and perhaps he deserved a statistic, an assist or a goal. And that’s why I give it to him, explained on Dazn the Canadian international with 29 goals in 56 caps. CAs he misses, it’s the wrong decision, but that’s football. Maybe it’s my side that’s a little too nice, not being selfish enough in my game. We need to work on that and next time, I won’t give it away (Smile)“
Normally I have to take it out to preserve it
If he forgets, his coach will surely remind him. Because Bruno Genesio would surely not have left him on the field a few days before a Champions League clash against Real Madrid if he had known that his scorer was not thirsty for a quadruple. “I’m surprised because we lead 3-0 and we have a match on Wednesday: normally, I have to take it out to preserve it. I leave him because I tell myself that a striker who has scored three goals 20 minutes from time and who has the possibility of scoring a fourth is quite rare. We have a penalty, he is the one who has to shoot since he is designated shooter and he leaves it to his friend Angel. That’s his character“, remarks his coach, a little disillusioned.
Author of his third hat-trick in L1, Jonathan David does not regret his choice in any case. Eager not to pull the cover too much on himself, he is enjoying his current confidence, as he has found the net in his last two appearances in L1 and has seven goals on the clock in 11 matches in all competitions confused this season with LOSC. And as a model teammate and a good leader, the former Gent man does not dwell on his personal performance. He barely mentions his success against Le Havre, who had already suffered his wrath last season with a treble already. “I try to perform well against all teams, not just against Le Havre, but if I score a hat-trick every time against them, I’m not going to say no.” But he focuses more easily on his teammates and his team .
Sahrawi? “It worked wonderfully today.”
In addition to Angel Gomes, the Dogues center forward had a little word for Osame Sahraoui, who gave him the first two goals: “He’s a very good player. He has just arrived, so maybe we still lack a bit of automatism, but he is very intelligent and likes to play between the lines. We worked on our connection a lot this last week: being very close when he had the ball because he is a player who likes the short combined game and it worked wonderfully today.i.”
Very collective this Saturday evening – a little too much? -, he also praised the collective reaction of his group. Under pressure after five matches without a victory, LOSC indeed responded with a victory in style this Saturday. So, that’s what makes him happy. “LThe collective performance was very good, especially in the first half. It was a match where we had to bounce back. We were very focused at the start of the match to put them under pressure and we were able to do it. In the second half, it was more difficult, but we had prepared for that: we knew how to manage our weak moments and kill the match“, savors the northern serial scorer.
His team will therefore arrive against Real Madrid on Wednesday a little more confident, reassured by the effectiveness of their number 9. And if a penalty arises, there is no doubt that David will not leave it to anyone else to deal with it. load this time. Because in the Champions League and against Real Madrid, there is no longer any question “for being too nice”.
