Having signed on August 25 with the pirates, for a single renewable season, Islam Slimani, the Algerian striker was presented to the press this morning by his club, the Brest stadium 29.
From the outset, the 34-year-old striker explained his choice to wear the Brest jersey ” it was important for me to play again, to be confident, especially to be in a place where they trust me. In fact, I needed that at my age. We must not forget that I am an attacker, a scorer and therefore I need this confidence to bounce back “said Slimani.
The new player from Brest has let it be known that his current coach, Michel Der Zakarian has been following him for a while. dmIn fact, in 2013, he was on the verge of signing him for Nantes, but at the time, the Algerian international preferred to sign with Sporting Lisbon. Der Zakarian had been following me for quite a while. Already in 2013 before signing at Sporting Lisbon I almost signed up with Nantes, where my current coach was the coach, but it didn’t happen. In any case, I have a lot to bring to this club, even at 34 years old. I have experience and character and the grinta».
Asked about the state of his physical form, Slimani believes that ” physically, of course, I’m not 100% but I still feel good. I still did a preparation with my old club. During the last match against Montpellier, I played the entire game and my faith, I think I was at the top in terms of physical freshness. does he know.
Slimani who will find his two compatriots and teammates in the national team in Brest, in this case; Youcef Belaili and Harris Belkebla think that especially knowing Belaili who is an attacking player is going to be beneficial for the team ” Youcef we’ve been playing together for four years. He is a quality player. I get on really well with him. We We’ll make sure to bring our experience to this group”.
Finally, regarding Brest’s ups and downs in the league with two defeats in a row against MHSC (7-0) and Stade Rennes (3-1) respectively, Slimani, who took part in these two matches, insists on the getting up quickly by finding the path to success ” two defeats in a row, you have to try to find solutions and close the gaps to bounce back again. It is only with victories that we can regain confidence. I think we have a good group, good players, we just need to readjust a few things to bounce back again he concludes.
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