Daler Kuzyaev thought for a long time about the desire to play in Europe, but only now he realized his dream. At first, many were surprised by the choice: Le Havre. A newcomer to Ligue 1, he was also best known for his reliable defending while attacking faltered. In short, he is not the most obvious choice. However, apparently, the club’s head coach managed to convince the Russian midfielder that he will have an important role on the field.
And now, in his second official match for the new club, Kuzyaev scored. After receiving a pass at the penalty line, Daler charged with his left foot into the goal with a touch, sending the ball with a luxurious shot into the top corner. The Brest goalkeeper had no chance to save the team from him. Curiously, the Russian reacted calmly to such a luxurious goal.
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According to the results of the match, it was Kuziaev who received the highest rating in his team, however, this did not help Le Havre to score points in the end. Daler’s goal was the club’s only goal of the match, but Brest scored twice, scoring the decisive goal just minutes after Kuzyaev’s shot.
It is worth noting that in the last match Kuzyaev acted much more directed at other people’s gates than in the first round. Against Brest, Daler scored four shots, which turned out to be the most between players on either team, while a week ago he only disturbed the opposing goalkeeper, and even then with a deflected shot.
By the way, Daler’s first match was much worse: against Montpellier, Daler did not perform so badly, he was quite active, but a couple of mistakes, after which the opponent developed scoring attacks, buried hopes for a successful debut. After that, someone might have doubts that the Russian can look decent at the Ligue 1 level, but, as you can see, the second match left a completely different impression.
Let’s hope that everything continues to work out for Kuzyaev, and our other eager players start going to the European championships, where they will progress.
