PostedAugust 27, 2022, 11:57 PM
FootballGael Clichy: “Enzo Crivelli? A cactus that is better not to rub
The side of Servette appreciated the spectacular but long victory to emerge from his side once morest GC on Saturday (3-1). What he loves even more is the imminent arrival of his former teammate in Geneva.
Gaël Clichy is regarding to find a friend in the person of Enzo Crivelli.
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For the tenth time, the twentieth time, maybe more, Servette had to juggle his shortcomings at the finish once morest Grasshopper. With the Garnet, it is possible to shoot almost twenty times on goal, not to concede the slightest shot on target and to reach the break with the score of 1-1. So many formulas tried, so many times the same observation on arrival. The next formula, precisely, began to take shape on Saturday during the day, before being confirmed when the Genevans watered the Zurich goal for a long time, so long in vain. Her name is Enzo Crivelli (27), 129 Ligue 1 matches and five appearances with the France M21 team on the clock.
The arrival of an attacker at La Praille had become the subject of the summer. At the arrival of the ex-player of Basaksehir, several sources. Necessity first, of course. It is obvious even when the Garnets score three times, like on Saturday. Even more when they need five games to score those same three goals, which was the record before this weekend.
Geiger procrastinates, not Clichy
Alain Geiger did not say anything else when the subject was broached on Saturday. “The idea was to replace Chris Bédia (injured for a month), and it’s true that Crivelli is a targeted player.” Because of his role, he must temporize. “We still have to discuss with him, he will also have to pass a medical examination, but there are indeed contacts. If the club brings him, I’m not going to say no. He is good with his head, good in the box.
The one who really knows Enzo Crivelli is Gaël Clichy. The two men celebrated the title in the Turkish first division together, in Basaksehir, season 2019/2020. The side does not take the same tweezers as his coach on the subject. “If I participated in his coming to Geneva? You don’t have to ask me. But I know that when I signed at Basaksehir, I did so to join Emmanuel Adebayor. Strong ties that end up uniting two players, in football, that exists. So maybe my presence played a role. In any case, we have discussed a lot these last days.
“The kind of player who can take red in a friendly”
Affection is all over the man’s words at 325 Premier League appearances. Even when it comes to nuance. “I’m not telling you that he will be at the top of the goalscoring charts at the end of the season. But very quickly, he can establish himself as one of the best attackers in the championship. Enzo, he is whole. It’s a cactus. If you rub once morest it, it stings. And it’s the same for his teammates or his leaders. He likes things to be done a certain way. In the end, it is better to have him in his team than in front.
If the picture painted by Gaël Clichy is faithful to reality, then Servette has undoubtedly hit the bullseye. “His qualities? He is fast, strong and, above all, he is not afraid to go where it hurts to receive the last pass, the center where you have to tear yourself away. For the record, I remember a friendly with Basaksehir where he should have been expelled. He blew an opposing defender into the air. He’s that kind of player.” The Genevans are eager to see.
