Great talent of the SL16 Football Campus, Lucas Noubi (17) was established for the first time with the A team, this season, following the absence of Dussenne. He assured as a right defender of the three-man defense.
A little shy at the start of the game, he was then given confidence by a decisive intervention celebrated as a goal by his teammates. After that, he never gave up.
“It was important to show him that we were there, so that he felt our motivation and our confidence”explains Merveille Bokadi, referring to this pivotal moment. “Lucas had a top game, it’s good for him.”
His numbers? 35 balls hit, two recoveries, one interception, four duels won (including two in the air) and 12 clearances. What make Ronny Deila very happy. “Lucas’ game was incredible. Impressive. He had already started once morest Ghent at the start of the season (Editor’s note: he had entered the game following the exclusion of Calut) and had shown good things. But he’s still a kid. He still goes to school and reconciling the two is not easy to maintain consistency in his performances. But he had to be given a chance. He grabbed it. I’m very happy with what I saw and this match will help him a lot for the future.”
This convincing performance is also proof that integrating the U23s into D1B is definitely a good idea. Because between the Noubi that we had glimpsed last season and that of this Friday (who has played 10 Challenger Pro League games since last summer), there was no comparison. So much in calm, in accuracy and in serenity.
