• In recent games, Randal Kolo Muani has struggled to realize his clear opportunities.

  • An absence of a goal that does not worry his coach, Antoine Kombouaré.

  • FC Nantes receives Clermont this Saturday, at 5 p.m.

    The promoted has conceded 20 goals since the start of the season. 

His brilliance against Angers SCO marked the spirits.

During the victory of FC Nantes (1-4), on September 19, the Canaries striker, Randal Kolo Muani had left his mark on the meeting.

A stroke of genius in the opponent's area: thanks to perfectly oriented control, he managed to bring down two Angevin defenders, before crucifying Bernardoni.

All with a disconcerting serenity, which had even amazed Thierry Henry, at the microphone of Amazon Prime.

The former Gunners striker then compared him to his former Nigerian teammate: Nwankwo Kanu.

🗣️ Thierry Henry: "Kolo Muani is Nwankwo Kanu!"

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The Nantes striker scored his second goal of the season, accompanied by an assist.

But since then, the young hope of FC Nantes of almost 23 years has remained silent.

In any case at the level of his goals counter.

His missed head-to-head against Troyes and then last weekend in Bordeaux illustrate the striker's current difficulties in finishing.

He who finished his first Ligue 1 season last year with a total of 10 goals.

"If he doesn't score and we win our matches…"

For his part, Nantes coach Antoine Kombouaré is not worried.

“It's like the team.

Sometimes there are positive cycles and it works.

Other times it can be more complicated.

You have to be able to talk about it and work with it.

It shouldn't be a problem.

The most important thing is that today we win.

"

The FCN technician, who considers him a real striker - "in the middle" - does not hesitate to make him play sometimes on the right. “He's an important player for us, whatever his position. "As for the subject of the finish of" RKM ", Antoine Kombouaré retorts:" I prefer when he scores goals and makes us win matches. It doesn't matter where he is. But if at the end of the season, he doesn't score and we win our matches, I sign immediately. "

One way to brush aside the silence of Randal Kolo Muani these last days of Ligue 1. It must be said that the player remains precious on the front of the Nantes attack.

In pressing, in the conservation of the ball, in his ability to overflow ... Because if his rise (rather fast) is declining statistically, Randal Kolo Muani is nonetheless a young player full of promises.

Promises to be confirmed against Clermont Foot this Saturday.

A promoted who has conceded a lot of goals: 20 since the start of the season (17th defense in the championship).

The opportunity for Kolo Muani to rediscover his killer instinct, in a Beaujoire that asks only that.

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