Dazzling in Frankfurt, in the Bundesliga, Randal Kolo Muani arrived this summer in the Capital with a changed status, and a transfer worth 95 million euros to assume. If in Ligue 1, his statistics are honorable (2 goals and 2 caviars in 4 matches), in the game, the ex-Nantes player seems to be in difficulty. Whether in positioning, in his inability to differentiate or even in his body language. RKM can do better. But for Djibril Cissé, former scorer for AJ Auxerre and Liverpool in particular, we should not worry about Kolo Muani who is just going through a strong period of adaptation to the very high level.
“It’s the game. Of course when you are the striker of a big European club and you arrive in the selection the expectations are no longer the same as when you wear the colors of Auxerre or Frankfurt. I experienced it after my transfer to Liverpool (in 2004). You wear a different costume, so people are less tolerant, you have less right to mess up.”explains the channel consultant The Team. “I see a guy who is trying, who is not hiding, but who is still affected by this opportunity. It’s something that stands out. As long as he has not exorcised that, for example by scoring in a very big match, this moment will handicap him mentally. So, yes, he may be forcing things a little. The day he is released, he will move forward. But it’s still a trauma. Ask André-Pierre Gignac. I think the Euro 2016 final still haunts him (0-1 ap against Portugal). But it’s a matter of time. He needs to be able to digest this opportunity.”, finally comments Djibril Cissé. He has time ahead of him to acclimatize to this new club outfit, even if he has still not shown his advantage in the selection against the Netherlands.
