AS Saint-Etienne : Harold Moukoudi, scary stats in 2019/20 | ASSE News

Returning from his loan at Middlesbrough, Harold Moukoudi is having a very difficult 2019/20 season, marked by many defeats and goals conceded.

Remember, that was a year and a half ago. AS Saint-Etienne announced that they had agreed with Harold Moukoudi for a free arrival in June 2019. At the end of the contract in Le Havre, the central defender had preferred to engage with the Greens rather than with others major clubs, including the Olympique de Marseille. Moukoudi was called to succeed Loïc Perrin in the years to come. Except that nothing went as planned. Between his disappointing performances and those of a derelict team, the ex-Havre was even sent on loan to Middlesbrough in January. But again, things went wrong, so here he is back to the Etrat. With the prospect of being able to play the final of the Coupe de France against PSG in two weeks, which does not fail to scare the Stéphanois supporters.

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18 goals conceded in 11 matches with him

Harold Moukoudi made 16 appearances for ASSE in the first part of the season. From the victory in Dijon (2-1) at the opening of L1 to a loss at home against Nantes (0-2) on January 12, he participated in five wins, four draws and seven defeats. More serious: with him on the field, the team conceded 28 goals in 16 games. And that without having crossed once the Parisian stars. Has Claude Puel agreed to see his loan to Middlesbrough shortened so that he could align him at the Stade de France against Neymar, Kylian Mbappé, Angel Di Maria and others? If so, green supporters may fear the worst …

In Middlesbrough, it was worse

The reason Moukoudi was sent to England’s second division in January was because his style was supposed to be more suited to battles across the Channel. In fact, it wasn’t obvious at all. Since resuming competition in early June, Moukoudi has only played one game with Middlesbrough, at home against the QPR (0-1). He had been lined up in midfield. With Jonathan Woodgate, he was waxing the bench at the end, while the manager was a fan of him on his arrival; with Neil Warnock, he wasn’t even in the band. With the Reds, he won only one game, for two draws and four losses, eleven goals conceded. Horrible statistics, in Saint-Etienne as in Middlesbrough, which call for a conclusion: 2019/20 is not his season. You might as well not tempt the devil against PSG in the Cup final …