Cédric Bakambu continues to progress in playing time since his arrival at OM. He has even already scored two goals and helped Milik a lot against Angers. An express adaptation and a more than welcome winter recruitment.
Cedric Bakambu arrived at Olympique de Marseille this winter, free of any contract since leaving China six months earlier. Inevitably, the first doubts pointed the point of their nose. He was burnt out. After four years in Asia, what is his level? We could hear just about everything and we knew that he would need time.
But time has no time for time. Qualified a week after his signing, he needed only a few minutes to find the net after entering during the game against Lens. Facing Metz, a week ago, it was he who opened the scoring. Already two achievements, it’s clearly not bad.
” I can do more, I will do anything for »
We were therefore very happy to see him present himself at the pre-match press conference against Clermont, which will take place this Sunday. Even if he expected a locker room much more complicated than what he discovered, he did not expect to have so much playing time: ” I did not expect to play so much so quickly. Every minute is good to take. I try to maximize the minutes. The most important thing is to get back in shape. I’m lucky to have game time “.
He explained it and re-explained it, he spoke with a physical coach while he was without a contract and he played with the DRC in November. However, nothing is simple. ” It’s not easy, but I said so. I am a competitor. I maintained myself physically and that’s what allowed me to readapt to Ligue 1 level. I can do more, I’ll do everything for it, but I have confidence in myself he continued, adding that scoring helped him a lot.
But when will we be able to see the real Bakagoal, his nickname in Kinshasa? ” estimate it (the time it will take to regain its best level, editor’s note) ? I don’t know, no idea, it’s the body. It’s not a machine, you have to deal with it. Before the end of the season, I think I would have regained my maximum level*”, he confessed. But as he is playing the aid and he is rather in verve in his finishing, he could still speed up the process, this Sunday evening, against the Auvergne club.
