- Since the start of the season, Imran Louza has alternated in his positioning on the field.
- The interested party does not hide that he prefers to evolve in a role of relaying medium, in which he excelled in Marseille.
- His teammates and trainers are unanimous in recognizing that he is better in a relay position in front of the defense.
He could have done political correctness, remember that he complies with the choices of the coach and that he has no preference. Imran Louza decided. The midfielder of FC Nantes (20 years) prefers to evolve in a place of relay medium than in a more advanced position in support of the attacker or on one side. "I think it shows, I feel more comfortable in number 8, when I have the game in front of me and when I can collect balls, play the team and touch a maximum of balls", developed Louza.
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📊Imran Louza with FC Nantes:
⚽️ 22 games (20 starts)
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Sunday, against Lille, at Beaujoire, Christian Gourcuff should renew his confidence in this place of relay medium, in which he shone so much in Marseille (1-3) last Saturday. An option which obliges the Nantes coach to get Mehdi Abeid out of the starting lineup, but more surely his captain Abdoulaye Touré. Wednesday, during training, the pure product of the Jonelière accompanied the first with the yellow chasubles of the holders. In this position of torchbearer, he seduces and is unanimous, which is less the case a notch higher - "there, I have less bearings and I do not always know where to move", according to the interested party.
"It's a good launching pad," says Fenillat
“It's an 8, a torchbearer capable of going in percussion and giving the last pass, argues his friend for many years, the attacker Elie Youan. In this position, he dazzles the game with all his midfield capabilities. Dennis Appiah is also his best lawyer: "He is better at the heart of the game, in relay. It can be at the start and end of actions. His confidence and his technical finesse give consistency to the Canaries' game.
“When you're in trouble, it's good that he comes to get the balls and produce some play. Imran brings fluidity. And the lower it is, the more it will be able to contribute to the circulation of Nantes ball. “It's a good launching pad, concedes Samuel Fenillat, director of the training center and his coach in U17. In orientation, reading the game. It can play short and long. "
In U19, Louza was playing more in an advanced role. Stéphane Ziani, his coach at the time, explains his choice: “Often, in a 4-2-3-1, I positioned it higher to make it work. Make him play more back to goal and do everything faster. It was more formative for him. Today, like everyone else, "Zian '" recognizes that Louza is "naturally more at ease in the heart of the game". “It gives the tempo of the match. It has a lot more freedom and you can leave it to it given its technical quality. "
"We should have two Imran", according to Gourcuff
Can he suffer from athletic insufficiency? A bit like Rongier or Veretout in their early days. “Developing players [with medium builds] like that above is one way of exposing them less, said Fenillat. Lower, you have to close the speed gears, you have to exist more in duels and be present in the recovery. It takes longer to be more physically mature. Louza doesn't seem to be physically challenged.
"It takes consistency over the games I think," continues Ziani. He has a lot of trunk and knows how to put pressure on the opponent at the heart of the game. I do not feel it in overspeed, he controls everything. An analysis seems to be shared by Christian Gourcuff, who offers Louza a starting spot in Ligue 1 without interruption since the 12th day included. To the point that in December, the technician declared: "Imran can evolve at the two positions [in relay or in support of the attacker]. We should have two like him… ”
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