Yusuf Yazici celebrates his first goal against Lorient -

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  • With two goals and an assist, Yusuf Yazici was the main architect of the victory of Losc (4-0) Sunday night against Lorient. 

  • After shining in the Europa League since the start of the season, the Turkish striker is also revealing himself in Ligue 1. 

So far Yusuf Yazici had mostly made him talk in the Europa League.

With two hat-tricks against Prague and San Siro, the 23-year-old Turk was the European star of Losc.

Feats that the attacker had trouble repeating in Ligue 1 until Sunday.

But against Lorient (4-0), Yazici will have been in all the right places.

Double scorer (29th, 50th) then passer on Araujo's third goal (57th), the Turkish international is becoming essential in a workforce where places are expensive.

“Yusuf is on a good dynamic.

He is finding his bearings in an organization that suits him quite well and in a sector where there is a lot of competition.

The players are obliged to be at their level.

I'm happy for him.

He is at the service of the collective, he makes a lot of effort and he is very skilful in front of goal, ”appreciates his coach Christophe Galtier.

A comfortable central player behind an attacker

Associated in attack with Jonathan David, as during his hat-trick in Milan, Yazici is comfortable in this role of nine and a half, just behind the striker.

Axial player who shoots set pieces, he could well become at this rate the playmaker of a Losc rather used to playing on the sides.

“We felt in his ball grips, in his movements that he was available.

It is an asset for us.

Offensively, he's someone who can help, who's easy to find.

He is in great shape and we take advantage of it, ”recognizes Jérémy Pied, the Lille defender.

And when we know that the player was started in Ligue 1 for the second time on Sunday evening, it gives an idea of ​​his room for improvement.

Yazici has not finished regaling the championship.

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