L1 / After AC Ajaccio – Lille (1-3): It was “Yazizou”: a gem and Yusuf Yazici (LOSC) finds the light

There has already been flair. His two steps back to anticipate the too short clearance of the Ajaccian defense and position himself full axis, at the entrance to the surface. Then there was the class. A little kick with the left foot to lift the ball and avoid a defender, then a powerful volley, still from the left, to send the leather out of reach of the Corsican goalkeeper, Benjamin Leroy. After a big quarter of play, Yazici had already offered the most beautiful reactions to Lille supporters still bruised by the nightmare experienced last Sunday against PSG (1-7).

The Turk was already a starter against the French champion. He hadn’t really succeeded in making himself known. This time, the former Trabzonspor player was able to seize this new chance offered by his coach Paulo Fonseca. The Lille coach didn’t have much choice either. As against PSG, he had to deal with an offensive sector limited by the absences of Rémy Cabella, injured, and Mohamed Bayo, sidelined from the first team after a night trip that made waves. “Sometimes the misfortune of some players means that others have the opportunity to show themselves“, summed up Fonseca soberly after the victory in Ajaccio.

Lille know what they are capable of

Yazici found his account there. In addition to being a starter, he was able to evolve in his favorite position, in a role of axial leader in support of the striker, Jonathan David. Beyond his goal, he appeared at ease in the Lille collective, improving it thanks to his technical quality. And he knew how to be decisive a second time. It was on a free kick well hit by the Turk and badly repelled by the defense that Thiago Djalo sealed Lille’s victory by scoring the Dogues’ third goal in the second half, while Ajaccio was in a strong moment.

Replaced shortly after by Jonas Martin, Yazici was able to leave the lawn with the feeling of accomplishment. A satisfaction shared by his coach. “I liked Yusuf’s gamerecognized Fonseca at the microphone of Prime Video. He is very strong, he has a very good shot. And he scored a great goal” It was the first for the Turk for almost a year in Ligue 1 and an achievement against Montpellier (2-1). Little used by Jocelyn Gourvennec, he had been loaned to CSKA Moscow during the winter transfer window And despite a rather successful stint in Russia (8 goals in 10 league games), he had somewhat disappeared from the radar.