“He limped low”, the match to the courage of Abdi, scorer with a sprained ankle

“He limped low”, the match to the courage of Abdi, scorer with a sprained ankle
“He limped low”, the match to the courage of Abdi, scorer with a sprained ankle

So that was it. On a corner poorly cleared by the Parisian defense, Ali Abdi controlled at the entrance to the area and connected with the left, with this foot which had turned a few moments before (16th), after a duel with the Moroccan Achraf Hakimi. Deflected by Nuno Mendes, his shot left no chance for Gianluigi Donnarumma, surprised by the trajectory of the ball (39th).

The left back of OGC then rushed towards Franck Haise’s bench, hitting his head, as if to tell his coach that he should be counted on despite the pain caused by this ankle injury. The Tunisian international could have left the field at the start of the match, while he was limping low and struggling to reposition himself, but he insisted on continuing and even finishing the match which ended with a draw between Nice and PSG (1- 1).

“He will be arrested for some time”

“The pitch slipped away. He sprained himself, an external sprain of the ankle. But he really wanted to play this match,” smiled Franck Haise at a press conference. “It was he who made the decision. At half-time he told me: ‘no, I have to continue,’ revealed the OGC Nice coach. When the player thinks he can continue he can do it. He has something, that’s for sure, and he was limping, but as long as he wants to play and he’s good, I didn’t have too much. reason to remove it.”

His goal rewarded an incredible burst of energy in a match that he played “very well” according to his coach, by repelling a shot from Hakimi (31st) or by placing a header before the break (45th + 2). “But hey… I think he will be arrested for a while,” said Franck Haise, while waiting for the results of the exams. “We had a very good first half which could have been excellent if we had been more efficient,” explained Haise. “But it’s the first half we were hoping to do.”

“We are making progress”

Much more enterprising after returning from the locker room, Saint-Germain quickly equalized thanks to Nuno Mendes, partly at fault for the Aiglons’ goal. Courageous, the Niçois resisted the siege of their goal. The former Parisian Bulka also worked on his line to preserve this point from the draw which does not necessarily suit OGC Nice, who hoped to return to success (2 victories in 7 Ligue 1 matches), three days after a heavy setback on the lawn of Lazio, in the Europa League.

is not just about XG (potential goals, editor’s note), it’s complete,” declared Franck Haise. “There is content, efficiency in both surfaces. We would like to have more points, that’s for sure. But we are moving forward, we are progressing. There are things that are getting better and better. We have 9 points , we will have to do better in the weeks to come.”

Original article published on RMC Sport

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