Goalkeeper of FC Nantes, Alban Lafont has a series of good performances in Ligue 1 this season.
His coach, Antoine Kombouaré, says a lot of good about him.
He believes that his goalkeeper could knock on the door of the French team.
Alban Lafont is gaining stature this year. The one who has played more than 200 professional games at only 22 years old is certainly having his best season with FC Nantes, after two mixed exercises. It is also his coach, Antoine Kombouaré, who speaks best of this rebirth of the Canaries goalkeeper: “When I arrived, I found a goalkeeper in difficulty, who doubted. Like the team. This year, on the other hand, he's a great Alban ”.
The goalkeeper has also become the team captain this season.
“It's a very important element for the team on and off the pitch.
His performances are of high quality, ”explains the Nantes coach.
And the last performances of Alban Lafont in the cages speak for him.
Author of the first penalty save this season in Ligue 1 against Lille (1-1), he also repelled the Marseille assaults the following week (1-0 defeat), before making a third clean-sheet in Lorient, last Sunday .
In terms of numbers, he is the fourth goalkeeper to have made the most saves this season in Ligue 1 (51).
An armband that gives you wings
Alban Lafont has passed a course, and he is aware of it. “I'm feeling better and better, I'm doing well in training. It is the fruit of my labor. From a personal point of view, I'm happy even though I can do a lot better. I want to help the team as much as possible ”. A newfound confidence, which he owes in particular to that which his coach was able to give him. By giving him in particular the captain's armband of FC Nantes. “With my role as captain, I have to set an example. The armband, it gave me confidence. It's something important for a player, at least for me. I took it as a reward, a symbol of rigor ”.
"If he continues like this, I have no doubt that Deschamps has an eye on him. He was part of the Espoirs for a very long time. It's up to him to do whatever it takes to knock on the door, ”explains Antoine Kombouaré. Behind Lloris and Maignan, the Nantes goalkeeper could claim 3rd place in the French team, in the hierarchy established by Didier Deschamps. But the young goalkeeper does not raise his head and remains focused on his end of the year with FC Nantes. “It's just hearsay. It is not concrete at the moment. I am concentrating on my performances with Nantes. If it has to come, it will. I'm not going to swell my head with that ”. If the role of a goalkeeper is to be decisive and to bring points back to his team, Alban Lafont plays it wonderfully this season. More self-confident and aware of his qualities, the Nantes goalkeeper has turned a corner.
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