Belgian winger from Stade Rennais Jérémy Doku came into play against Krasnodar on Tuesday night in the Champions League.

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  • Rennes conceded a draw on Tuesday night against Krasnodar for their entry into the Champions League.

  • Coming into play in the 62nd, their new recruit Jérémy Doku showed a lot of desire on his right side.

  • The speed and power of the Belgian international should hurt the opposing defenses, according to his coach Julien Stéphan.

In the middle of a second half gone crazy, we would have liked so much that he punctuated his first breakthrough with a curled strike.

He chose to serve Nzonzi and Krasnodar got away with it (1-1 draw).

Tuesday evening, rookie Jérémy Doku made a remarkable entry into the first meeting in Rennes history in the Champions League.

Decked out with the number 18, which could be a reference to his young age, the most expensive recruit from Stade Rennais quickly distinguished himself by provoking on his right lane.

Insufficient to allow his new club to win but promising for the future.

The supporters are only waiting for one thing: to see the titular kid on his side.

Bought for 26 million euros in Anderlecht, the Belgian winger entered in the 62nd minute to replace a voluntary Romain Del Castillo but not sharp enough.

Unsurprisingly, Jérémy Doku quickly provoked his defender, using his power and speed to try to outflank.

By always keeping a distance of one to two meters with the Rennais, the side Evgeniy Chernov showed that he clearly knew who he was dealing with.

The entry of Jérémy Doku was able to see a little more clearly on his profile and his characteristics.

We seem to be facing a phenomenon of nature.

The explosiveness and the speed of the Belgian is disconcerting.

When it gets oiled up with the rest of the workforce, it can hurt a lot.

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An entry into the game that pleased his new coach Julien Stéphan.

“He made the opposing team retreat, especially when we went with a second striker.

It made it possible to put more people in the penalty area, to be more dangerous on the centers.

By pushing them back, we prevented them from having the energy to counter us, ”analyzed the Breton coach after the match.

"Still plenty of things to work on"

Like all Rennes fans, we would have liked the evening to last long to see the hard-hitting winger continue to serve Seyrou Guirassy and Adrien Hunou and finally beat the impressive goalkeeper Safonov.

In the press room, some colleagues evoked "a profile to the Ntep".

Seeing the speed of the Belgian's leg passes and his ability to play for others, we hope that the rookie will have a better career than the current Guingamp player, shot by injuries.

"He has very strong characteristics in the one-on-one, percussion, elimination and finishing, with still plenty to work on", recently estimated Rennes sports director Florian Maurice.

The former Lyonnais had clarified that the athletic qualities of the player transferred from Anderlecht were not his only arguments.

"We had very good feedback on his mentality, he is already a mature boy for his age, intelligent, who knows where he wants to go".

Tuesday evening, the 18-year-old boy appeared quite quiet, even if he was sometimes seen hesitating between altruism and individual achievement.

A more powerful profile than that of the Brazilian Raphinha, who left for Leeds, but who will have to get used to the Rennes collective.

A challenge, since during their marathon, the Bretons hardly have the opportunity to train.

The nugget could glean playing time on Friday for the reception of Angers.

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