Zapping Goal! Football club ASSE: the best statements of the year 2020
In Le Parisien, Adil Aouchiche took stock after a first season in which he played 35 matches in all competitions, scoring 2 goals and delivering 5 assists. “In terms of learning, of experience, of the trust that has been placed in me, I have had a very positive season,” said the Parisian Titi. We went through a lot of difficult times and going through that at 18 made me grow. I needed it. I would have liked to have done better, to have more statistics. I work a lot, they want to help me improve, the staff are behind me… I played a lot, it’s wonderful. I feel like I have improved a lot. I found what I came for. I found the club, the team, the coach that I needed, who had a project for me. I am here to play and to gain experience. Today, I am very proud and very happy to have this. I hope I will do more. “
6 goals and 6 assists, his stated goal for 2021-22
On RMC, two weeks ago, Jean-Michel Larqué had launched a challenge to Adil Aouchiche: to triple his number of goals next season. And Aouchiche was not dismantled: “6 goals and 6 assists, OK, I think I can put them”, he maintained. A strong sign of his ambition and his self-confidence.
“Easier to break through at Saint-Etienne than at PSG”
Solicited by several French and foreign clubs when he was at the end of his contract at PSG last summer, Aouchiche (18) does not regret his choice. He found in Saint-Etienne the playing time he had come to seek, and a coach who trusts him, with 21 starts in L1. “Of course, it is easier to break through in Saint-Etienne than at PSG, which plays in the Champions League, has high demands, a star-studded squad …, believes the No. 17 of the Greens. This is a club that is under constant pressure. When a coach arrives, he must win all of his matches. I’m not saying that PSG don’t trust young people, but the competition is very tough there. For a youngster, winning at PSG takes time. Everyone is free to take it or not. I chose to go to Saint-Etienne because, while taking my time, I could get what I wanted faster. I have no regrets about leaving Paris. I have played a lot for my age. “
“I am progressing a lot more here”
Used to dominating opponents with PSG, whether with the U19s or during his appearances in the first team, the native of Blanc-Mesnil found more response by rubbing against the L1 teams with the Greens, but he sees it. positive for its future. “I’m making a lot more progress here in areas I needed to improve. I am in a club which, unlike PSG, does not go through its matches in an armchair. Here, it’s a little harder, each ball is important, you have to know how to keep it, learn to be hard on contact, gain muscle … “His progress goes through this.