France : Football / Emerick Aubameyang, the reliable element for Jean-Louis Gasset
Jean Louis Gasset, the new coach of Marseille, praises the merits of one of his players, whom he considers absolutely essential to his team.Lately, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (34 years old) has been scoring goals consistently for Olympique de Marseille, much to the delight of the club’s supporters, as well as coach Jean-Louis Gasset, who sings praises for the Gabonese player.
Already scoring a brace against Villarreal last Thursday, Aubameyang continued in the same vein against Nantes yesterday by scoring both goals of the match (2-0). This score allows the Marseille club to seriously re-enter the race for European places. But beyond that, it’s a great performance for which, besides being elected man of the match by some major sports media, is recognized at its true value by his coach.
During a press conference held after the match, Jean-Louis Gasset praised his Gabonese striker. « He is the player, in every team you have the player, so you put the player where he likes and then you build the team. He is the one who makes us play well, who scores the goals, if you need to work he comes back to work. It’s generosity itself, but he’s the player of the squad », he said.
And the 70-year-old coach added :
« I am proud of the spirit. It was our fifth match in 18 days and we played a full match three days ago (against Villarreal). Today (Sunday), we didn’t have 90 minutes in our legs. Aubameyang scored two goals and the defense did the rest. We showed solidity and solidarity, which is nice to see, even if the team wasn’t very lively. Defensively, we were heroic ».
On Thursday, the club from the South of France will travel to Villarreal for the second leg of the Europa League round of 16. Three days later, the Olympians will make another trip, to Rennes, before the international break.
