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Media 15 August 2024, 16:30

Lamine Camara: “Help the team by providing my know-how”

Lamine Camara: “Help the team by providing my know-how”
Scorer of the opening goal against Barça, the Senegalese midfielder, who arrived this summer, spoke at a press conference, two days before a visit fom Saint-Etienne, on the first matchday of Ligue 1.

He could make his official match debut this Saturday. After arriving at the end of July,, Lamine Camara has played two friendlies against Genoa and in Barcelone, even scoring the first goal in AS Monaco’s 3-0 victory. Two days before a visit from Saint-Etienne (9 p.m.), the Senegalese midfielder spoke at a press conference, alongside General Manager Thiago Scuro and Christian Mawissa, to discuss this match and his adaptation. 🎙️

Premièrement, leurs qualités et ce qu’ils ont montré la saison dernière nous ont donné envie de les recruter. Ils peuvent se marier parfaitement avec le football qu’Adi Hütter pratique à l’AS Monaco. Ils ont aussi une bonne mentalité puisqu’ils se montrent ambitieux. Ils ont le physique et les caractéristiques pour réussir ici.
Thiago ScuroSur Lamine Camara et Christian Mawissa

His arrival

As Christian said, Monaco is a great club and an ideal team to support the progression of young players like us. It is also an opportunity for us to discover the Champions League and grow alongside experienced players.

His goal from midfield

Philipp and I haven’t talked about it together, it’s the others who tease us about it. I’ve already forgotten about this goal, I just hope I’ll score more. In life you have to try things, I like to provoke things, even in training.

His ambition

We all saw what Monaco did last season,finishing second. Christian and I came here for continuity and to keep the Club at the top. This season is very important with the Champions League. Our role will be to do everything to help the team by bringing our know-how.

An inspiring player?

I would say that the whole team has exceptional qualities, I would not be able to name a player in particular. When AS Monaco contacted me, I did not hesitate for a single second to agree. A lot of things have indeed changed for me since arriving here. The quality of play is better, it goes faster. So you have to be focused all the time. As soon as I came here, I told myself that I had to get into it straight away.

Denis Zakaria’s contribution

In the team, there are many players who advise me, like Thilo at the back and Denis in midfield. They are players with experience. I don’t hesitate to ask him for advice, it helps me a lot to integrate. It’s true that when I’m on the field, I’m another person. If I have the coach’s confidence, I can do great things naturally.

The Champions League

All players dream of playing in the Champions League. But it’s not here yet. So we’re going to focus first on Saturday’s match against Saint-Etienne and the first matchdays of the league by trying to win them. Only after that can we focus on this big competition.

Senegal

It is true that the national team has helped me a lot, because there are many experienced players who play in the best European leagues. They have also helped me improve. I still have to learn here to develop.