L1 I Auxerre – Monaco (2-3) – Eliesse Ben Seghir, the sensation that made Ben Yedder forget and got closer to Henry

It only took him 12 short minutes to open his account in Ligue 1. A first goal already well made, with a flat foot assured on an impeccable service from Aleksandr Golovin to give Monaco the advantage. But what about the second, when Auxerre had equalized in the meantime on a goal against your camp by Youssouf Fofana. Served on the left wing, Ben Seghir took his responsibilities, transplanting in the axis to take the Auxerre defense from behind before sending a marvelous shot wrapped in the opposite corner.

At around 60 days…

The icing on the cake for a dream premiere. The Monegasque nugget, incredulous at her performance and a bit shy, however, was quick to let go by going to celebrate with the Monegasque supporters present in Burgundy. Already unforgettable memories for a teenager who had so far only played a few minutes with ASM during the victory against Red Star Belgrade in the Europa League in early November (4-1). And who was not far from becoming the youngest Monaco player to score twice in the league. Within 60 days, he dethroned a legend of world football named Thierry Henry.

The story is beautiful, but it is not necessarily due to chance for the Franco-Moroccan attacking midfielder, international U18 with France. Arrived at the Monaco training center at the age of 15, the native of Saint-Tropez surprised everyone in Auxerre… except his teammates. “We are proud of him because he does this in training, he is not shy, he is not ashamed to try, he knows how to take initiativesgreeted Malang Sarr. At that position, at that age, it’s really hard to do that. Not all young people are able to do that, he is rewarded.”

The character to replace Ben Yedder

Ben Seghir, whose big brother Salim (19) plays for Marseille, showed great character to take on the role of Monaco goalscorer after replacing Ben Yedder. Philippe Clément too, for having launched a beginner at the expense of a French international. Even if he had his reasons. “It was tactical, we needed one more player in the middle, to play with three midfieldersexplained the Monegasque coach at the microphone of Prime Video. Wissam and Breel (Embolo) together was not enough in terms of running and defensive things. We had problems behind, it can happen.”

It happened and it fell well for Ben Seghir. In the space of a period, he justified the confidence placed in him by Clément, and offered an additional solution in an attacking arsenal which is not lacking in Monaco. With such a dazzling premiere, there’s plenty to look forward to next.”He’s a fantastic playerrecognized Mathieu Bodmer, consultant for Prime Video. But the hardest part is confirmingThis will be the next step. And the most important for Ben Seghir.