If Alexander doesn’t slow down, he could have his best season at Monaco.
Alexander Golovin has been playing for Monaco for the sixth season. A stable game should please fans, but still some people also want to see the player’s progress. Our player’s previous season was generally quite good in terms of performance, and there is a chance that in the current League 1 the Russian will perform even better.
The midfielder scored a goal and an assist in the next round of the French championship, managing to score in the second match in a row.
It’s not for nothing that Alexander was entrusted with the captain’s armband!
Participation in effective attacks
On Sunday, in the match of the fifth round of the French football championship, one of the leaders of the starting period of the season, Monaco, went to visit Lorient. Adolf Hütter’s team was unable to win this time, although they still took one point. The opponent scored a goal at the beginning and end of the match, the Monegasques responded with two accurate shots of their own in the 17th and 69th minutes. What should especially please the personal fans of Alexander Golovin, who appeared in an official game for the first time as part of Monaco with the captain’s armband, is that the Russian took a direct part in both effective attacks.
The first goal was scored as a result of excellent interaction between several Monegasque players who took part in the attack. Wanderson found Yussuf Fofan with a pass, who was approaching the opponent’s penalty area. He sent the ball to Alexander Golovin in one touch. The Russian took the pass near the penalty mark, being surrounded by two opponents at once, and found an opportunity to shoot into the upper right corner of the goalkeeper.
In the second half, Alexander took on the role of an assistant. Monaco’s attack developed from the right flank. Golovin opened up in front of the penalty area, receiving the ball, did not try to beat the defender, but delegated the right of the decisive blow to his colleague, Folarin Balogun. The Englishman, accompanied by two Lorient players, ran to the edge of the goalkeeper’s area and, under pressure, decided to shoot from a tight angle. The goalkeeper, it would seem, had every chance to emerge victorious from the duel, but failed to do so.
“When is the promotion?”
The midfielder of the Russian national team, it should be noted, scores in the second League 1 game in a row. In the previous round, Golovin took part in the defeat of Lens, scoring the second goal from a pass from Japanese Takumi Minamino. Let us remind you that in the last very productive season for himself, the Russian scored his first goal in the championship only in the eighth round, but in the end he scored eight goals and seven assists. If Alexander does not slow down and avoids injuries, then there is a possibility that the current season for the 27-year-old football player will become even more successful. In general, Alexander can safely claim the status of one of the best players in Europe right now.
The fans’ reaction to Golovin’s successes in Europe was not long in coming. Alexander was recognized as the best Russian abroad since Andrei Arshavin, they tried to understand what influenced his success in performance, complained that Monaco missed the victory, and expressed hope that our player would soon move to an even stronger club.
– The only one for whom I am not ashamed.
— Golovin is a real master on the field! Monaco has been just lucky lately.
— The best player in Russia over the past 10 years!
— But still in FIFA the rating is 79…
— When will he leave for a promotion?
— Since the time of Arshavin, he is the only Russian who is not disgraced in Europe.
— It’s time for Golovin and Monaco to become a champion!
— I went to the national team, it inspired him.
