Who is the hottest attacker in Ligue 1 at the moment? Not Messi, who has just scored his debut goal, nor Kylian Mbappe, who has pursued a summer for Real Madrid, but David, the top scorer and post-00s of Ligue 1 champions Last season. He leads the top scorers list with 10 goals, a statistic that is even one less than the combined goals of Paris' star-studded Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Messi.
Jonathan-David was born in New York on January 14, 2000, in the name of visiting relatives, hoping to grant him U.S. citizenship. But they soon found it difficult to stay in the United States and had to return to poor Haiti. When David was 6 years old, his family was given the opportunity to travel to Canada, luckily escaping the Great Haitian Earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, which killed 10 percent of the population a few months later.
Because of his talent in football, David quickly changed the fate of his family. At the age of 18 he was named the Canadian Footballer of the Year and has already established himself in Belgian First Division powerhouse Ghent.
Clubs including Arsenal, Bayern, Manchester United, Inter and Dortmund have taken a fancy to the striker, who scored 18 goals in a single season in the League One. However, because Ghent's asking price was too high, Bayern Munich, which was closest to him at the time, chose to give up. The discerning Ligue 1 powerhouse Lille spent a lot of money to recruit him, and the 20-year-old became the fifth-highest transfer fee in North American football history.
Last season, after experiencing discomfort in the early stages of landing in the five major leagues, David became Lille's weapon on the way to the Ligue 1 title. In particular, his goal helped the team win Paris Saint-Germain and became one of the key reasons for winning the Ligue 1 title. Lille's record has slipped this season after the meritorious manager moved to Nice, but David's 10 goals, accounting for 56% of the team's total of 18 goals, have become the core driving force to lead Lille forward.
As can be seen from the statistics, the 21-year-old forward arrow with a height of 1 meter 8 has an amazing success rate (averaging 1.5 successes per game, a success rate of 85%). However, he is not particularly fast, but he can do the best job of the arrow forward with a strong sense of running position and good physical confrontation, as well as a large running range.
As can be seen from the GIF, in this counterattack, David dodged the opponent's upper grab for the first time, but then because of the lack of speed advantage, he was still cut off by the player who assisted in the defense.
However, it should be noted that David is actually one of the most adept at running single knives in Ligue 1. Although his speed is not comparable to Mbappe's, he does a good job of controlling the rhythm and timing of the retracement run. This time David started suddenly, leaving Monaco centre-back Di Sahi in error. More importantly, David very cleverly used his body to open up the defensive full-back Aguilar after stopping the ball, and finally calmly shot to complete the goal.
David is a very good goalscorer, facing Monaco in the most recent round of Ligue 1, he scored 2 goals on goal in all 4 shots. In addition to this, he also sent 2 key passes for his teammates to bring shots, and 2 fouls, and also 2 fouls against opponents. David is very aggressive in the game, and will fight back at the first time after losing the ball, which makes the opposing defender a little uncomfortable.
One of David's strengths is that he has a wide range of motion as a striker. He started as a winger in the bunjaya and has a certain ability to advance with the ball. Although he is not known for breaking through, he has a good ability to control the pass, running position and shooting timing. This time, after he received the ball, he went straight to find Little Wea, and he played very clearly.
Looking at this attack again, when the side got a second opportunity to organize the attack in front of the penalty area, David started to take the ball on the flank in time, and the slam action was also beautiful. The opponent's tackle was suspected of fouling, but the referee did not blow the penalty.
After a goal drought at the start of last season, David went on to set the envelope, scoring 13 Ligue 1 goals on goal on 55 shots throughout the season. After the season began, his shooting skills can only be described as amazing. 10 goals on goal with 28 shots on goal! In particular, the support given to him by his teammates is not very high, the XG of the first 7 goals is only 5.3, but he has benefited the team through his shooting skills.
After David picked up the ball from the front, he didn't just have one option to shoot, he could control the ball, pass the ball, and have a certain ability to carry the ball (just not so good at breaking through). This time, catching the ball and turning around, getting rid of the rush and giving a shot to the flank of Bamba, is still quite eye-catching.
Because of playing as a winger, David can go to the side and advance with the ball, but also has a good cross footwork. This time he sent a clever pass from the flank to find a small wea shot at the back point, which was impressive.
So far in the new season, David has scored 10 goals in Ligue 1, especially in the last 8 games, which can be described as a hot state. In contrast, paris trident Mbappe (7 goals), Neymar (3 goals) and Messi (1 goal) combined, just one more goal than him.
In the match facing Paris, it was Precisely David who grabbed the point in front of the goal to give Lille the lead in Paris. If it weren't for Neymar and Di Maria playing well, it would have been very difficult for Paris to win.
The teams most concerned about David at the moment include Serie A's Inter and Premier League's Liverpool, who may choose to play their own home striker in January, given Lille's economic crisis. Canadian media reported that Liverpool is the biggest watcher for him, and once Lille is interested, the Reds will send an offer as soon as possible.
The 21-year-old David has made 24 appearances for the Canadian national team so far, has scored 18 goals to reach the fifth place in the national all-time top scorer list, and Canada is getting closer and closer to participating in the World Cup for the first time in the 21st century. After winning Ligue 1 last season, David, who is impacting the Golden Boot of Ligue 1 this season, may usher in a bigger harvest in 2022. If the big team wants to buy him, maybe it is really early, otherwise it will cost money later, it will really be bleeding!
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