Lamine Camara: “Help the team by providing my know-how”
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. 🎙️
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.
Krépin, Izo & Wilfried ont quelqu'un à vous présenter 🇸🇳👋 pic.twitter.com/yAG8usuLbm
— AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) July 30, 2024
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.
LE BUT DE 𝟱𝟴,𝟰 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗦 DE 𝗟𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗔 🇸🇳🤯#ASMFCM I @FCMetz pic.twitter.com/NZMroorriC
— Ligue 1 McDonald's (@Ligue1) October 22, 2023
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.
Premier entraînement pour Lamine Camara 🇸🇳
Retour au collectif pour Caïo Henrique 🇧🇷Le résumé en vidéo 🎥👇 pic.twitter.com/cd6njP4g6o
— AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) August 1, 2024
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.
