The French island of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean, known for bringing black football talents to France, is a valuable asset for Henry and Alexander Lacazette. In 1995, in addition to Ajax's youth storm sweeping the Champions League, a low-key genius came out again, he was Thomas Lemar.
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Effort is likely to be wiped out because others don't see it, but talent never does. At the age of 15, the French team Caen saw his potential and brought talent to France.
At that time in Ligue 2, Caen, although it was always floating, sometimes even the results in the second division were not ideal, who would have thought that they could return to Ligue 1 in the 14/15 season and stay for 5 seasons before relegating back. Caen can shine in the top flight, and it must have been with the help of Thomas Lemar to make it so smooth.
Thomas Lemar was only 19 years old that year, but he had a strong offensive ability in Caen's squad, not only to create scoring opportunities, but also to break through the speed and dribbling on the wing, and the delicacy that many French youngsters in the same period could not do. At that time, France was in the process of changing blood, and many people such as Matio Valbuena and John Cabaye were getting old, how could such a talented teenager miss it. Practical and easy to use he also became one of the main trained newcomers of the French national team, looking at the young people at that time, in addition to Griezmann, Pogba young fame, Thomas Lemar, Martial, Kante are also slowly riding on the World Cup to win the train, in recent years France can indeed be said to be talented.
At the age of 19, Thomas Lemar was able to deliver 1 goal and 4 assists in 25 games, which also allowed Monaco, which had a lot of money at the time, to extend its tentacles to Thomas Lemar, and only spent 3.4 million pounds, knowing that at that time, because of leading Caen's relegation, Thomas Lemar was almost famous in European football, and many big teams such as Chelsea, Liverpool, Lyon and Bordeaux were quite interested in him. However, he chose Monaco, which would transfer to the league for only £3.4 million. The almost robbery later confirmed that Monaco was the "new black shop" in Europe, and the last batch of people who sold it did scare many fans and friends.
In the three years of Monaco, Thomas Lemar is also a progressive, and it can even be said that before Mbappe's birth, he was almost the most valuable player in Monaco's youth storm. From the 27 games starting in the 15/16 season, which helped Monaco return to the Champions League with a second match in Ligue 1, to the year that belonged to Monaco in 16/17, Thomas Lemar has been the absolute core of the team.
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And maybe we can elaborate on the year Thomas Lemar was the most valuable, the 16/17 season.
If you want to say that the opening season, just ask everyone who has watched football who will be the Ligue 1 champion, 11 people of 10 people will answer that it is Paris Saint-Germain. Yes, the strength is so disparity, the situation may be like the 20/21 season of Lille, no one would have thought that Monaco would have such a wonderful and exciting game for everyone to watch.
It was the champion of Ligue 1, the world jokingly called the "PSG" trophy, but the Red and White Army brought the trophy back to Southern France, that year Thomas Lemar handed over almost two double-double results, 9 goals and 9 assists, although there are Mbappe, Falcao, Bernardo Silva and other people in the front court can charge forward, but also have Thomas Lemar's needle lead, pearls can be strung into pearl necklaces.
Thomas Lemar at the time was almost considered the next generation of offensive geniuses, with excellent dribbling skills, strong passing skills, and superb set-piece skills, but with these skill sets, he said he preferred the feeling of connecting with his teammates rather than dribbling against the defender's body.
When he looks up and straightens his chest, you'll see his left foot casting magic. He never complicates things, and although he has the best ability to carry the ball, he prefers to use the ball to make opponents feel stressed. Perhaps this act is also a tribute to his idol, Spain's eternal legend, Iniesta!
This is especially true in the Champions League, who would have felt that Monaco could set a new high after the 03/04 season and advance to the top 4 with ferocious firepower. Of course, as early as the round of 16, the Red and White Army almost died at the feet of Tottenham. The man in the number 27 killed in and out near the midfield, and even Forced Sun Xingyu and Ali to look back at him. Even in the second leg, the goal that almost killed the game in the front court officially overshadowed Tottenham Hotspur, who was also a youth storm. That year, he left 2 goals and 4 assists in the Champions League, and he lost to Mbappe in contribution. The Monegasques will certainly be the first to settle accounts with you. But why does he always get no attention from everyone? Perhaps because of the shyness of nature, coupled with the lack of strength, although he can be said to be the first hero of the team, he will not always be within the reach of everyone. And such a personality, to some extent, also let him later suffer a lot of losses.
In the entire 16/17 season, no player has passed out more key passes than Thomas Lemador (2.2), 1.4 crosses are also the most in the team, in terms of the number of shots on goal, he is also 4th in Ligue 1, who is in front of him? Mbappe, Falcao!
After the end of the season, including Arsenal and Liverpool have extended an olive branch to him, there is an interesting little story here. At that time, it was Thomas Lemar's dad who "suggested" Thomas Lemar to reject the arsenal transfer proposal, Thomas Lemar's dad very much hoped that his son would stay in Monaco, of course, in addition to this reason, monaco's offer at that time did make the arsenal overwhelmed, the price of 50 million pounds, you really have a hard time convincing the financially strapped Wenger to spend so much money, but just buy a player whose position overlaps with Ozil.
Of course, we all know the story behind it, Monaco sold out the main team after the Champions League final four season, Mbappe, Fabinho, Bernardo Silva, Bakayoko, Benjamin Mendy were all taken away, Thomas Lemar must be super dumbfounded at the moment, sleep and get up to find, hey! How come my teammates are gone? The 17/18 season in Monaco was, of course, disastrous. A year later, I was also transferred to Thomas Lemar!
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After the 18/19 transfer to Atletico, because of his very good speed and dribbling ability, coupled with the fact that Janik Carrasco went to the Chinese Super League that season, the gap on the flank was wide open, and Thomas Lemar naturally made up for the position on the left. The same system of playing 4-4-2 is also a wing position, but in Monaco, the team needs his organizational transmission in the middle, coupled with the passing ability of Bakayoko and Fabinho in the rear, which was not as good as Atletico's double back, and he has more freedom in the formation at any time to cross the activities in the middle and wing at any time.
On the atletico side, Simeone often asks players to do the bottom. Even in the traditional perception, people think that full-backs should attack more often, and Simeone instead gives this work to two full-backs, and the full-backs on both sides are inside the box to help the middle attack.
Such a setting allows Yannick Carrasco and others to do very well, but it is very uncomfortable to let Thomas Lemar and Vitoro do this kind of incision type wing, coupled with Atletico's emphasis on the full-up and down defense, the physical consumption of wing players can be said to be very large. This side also mentioned a little why in recent years, atletico has bought wingers at high prices, but almost all of them have ended in failure. As strong as Nicholas Gaitan, Thomas Lemar, and Vitolo were all victims at that time.
And with the "tragedy" season of 19/20, in fact, not only the fans, but even Thomas Lemar himself began to feel confused, does he really exist that he can be selected for the World Cup? Is it really the system that prevents Thomas LeMar from playing to his strength?
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The time of change should perhaps be said to have begun after the epidemic, and Thomas Lemar began to think about whether he should improve or change the way he played. Yes, he barely had time to do that, he had been in the squad for France since the World Cup, and the constant training had blinded him in order to be able to play in Atletico's starting system. People often say that crazy training players are good players, but we also forget that players are also people, and they will also have times when they are confused, no one mentions or calms down to think, and the hurdle can never be passed.
At the beginning of the 20/21 season, despite RB Leipzig's considerable interest in Thomas Lemar, Atletico insisted on keeping the attacking player behind. The decision puzzled many fans at the time, and Thomas Lemar in the 19/20 season could almost be described as a "disaster", playing only 10 league games without any goals and assists.
Simeone never "really" found the position where Thomas Lemar should play, because Thomas Lemar's "best" position was never discovered.
Thomas Lemar experienced Covid-19 and a knee injury during the pre-season period, and that's when he could settle down. It was also during that time that he constantly discussed with Simeone how to change, how to match the changes in the attack, and how to play to his strengths.
After constantly discussing his position with Simeone, coupled with the current 3-5-2, there is always a need for a midfielder in the middle of the 5 to help, at that time Atletico did not have Griezmann, Marcos Llorente will not be the center of the attacking connection point, thomas Lemar, who can freely intersperse the wing and the middle, naturally has to seize this opportunity to express himself. In fact, there is also a slight mention of The help of Janik Carrasco, and after ensuring that someone can play as a full-back on the left side, Thomas Lemar really has the talent to be pulled into the middle to show off his talent.
Possessing the best dribbling skills and passing skills in La Liga, coupled with flexible running positions and offensive creativity, which are rare in Atletico's offensive ability, they are highlighted after the freedom of space in the middle. As one of the main champions of Atletico last season, he averaged 2.6 passes plus 4.6 crosses per game, plus a good 86% pass success rate, 0.8 key transmissions made him almost a big resurrection, and the old bank's breakthrough ability is still his signature, 2.72 passes only lost to this year's transfer teammate Rodrigo de Paul, these two abilities make his performance on the heavy end of the heavy industry end also exceed ordinary people, averaging 0.23 assists per game, which can be said to be the catalyst for Atletico's frontcourt. On the defensive end, after the "defensive tuning" of Atletico's system, he also began to have a tendency to shovel an average of 1.1 times per game plus 0.4 times of breaking the ball, which also proved that he had a standard of defensive ability.
After adjusting his position, he regained his energy and creativity in Monaco, and his confidence and comfort in playing on the pitch were not seen in Atletico Thomas Lemar 2 years ago, and sometimes you may even think that he is not a new player who signed in 20/21 to help fill the system. Yes, in fact, before the 20/21 season, even I forgot that there was such a good player who was actually in Atletico's squad and was wearing the number 11!
In the 21/22 season, you can see how much Thomas Lemar has a great influence on the team, even if the team has such a luxurious offensive line as Griezmann, Marcos Llorente, João Felix, Suarez, but as long as Thomas Lemar is healthy, the starting list must have him, on the one hand, it can be seen that Simeone is important to him, on the other hand, he is already the most important player in the Atletico offensive line. In total, atletico's matches this season, Thomas Lemar has played 3 wins and 2 draws, but without LeMar, he won the first defeat of the season, and many draws even won Milan in a thrilling way. This year, he has saved the team many times, and has also delivered 2 goals and 2 assists, and everyone will not forget the long-distance shot of the 99-minute long run against Espanyol! Not to mention that against Barcelona, he almost single-handedly crushed a strong opponent and became the best player in a single game with 1 goal and 1 assist. I think Thomas Lemar's counterattack will be more than that! Those 72 million wouldn't have been thrown into the gutter so easily! And those who look down on "Mr. Versatile" are optimistic, and this season there are surprises that you did not expect to be playing out.
Thomas Lemar is back? Should we say this? Maybe we should say that his body and technology have actually been in the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, but everyone has not noticed it, or that everyone has begun to bury the original him.
Every ship may run aground at low tide, but at high tide, someone can always start sailing. In the past, Atletico's formation was indeed like a rock in the film, constantly killing Thomas Lemar's youth and wasting the applause of the fans; but now after changing the formation, the sails can finally rise proudly, overlooking the sea.