A magical Aleksandr Golovin is your MVP against Metz!
Who else could have won this MVP title than him? Struggling to make the difference and trailing in the fourth minute after a goal from more than 50 meters against Metz, AS Monaco had to rely on the class and talent of a man for a 2-1 win. This man was Aleksandr Golovin.
A firecracker in the opposite corner to equalize
The Russian midfielder, obviously starting in the 4-4-2 set up by Adi Hütter, first tried his luck from 20 meters against Alexandre Oukidja. It was a real firecracker that the Metz goalkeeper had difficulty pushing away for a corner.
This first unsuccessful shot was only a test as, 25 minutes later, he tried his luck again from the same distance. This time shifted to the left side, our number 17 got the ball back on to his right foot before unleashing an exceptional shot into the opposite corner, which left the opposing goalkeeper no chance.
𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥 🚨💥
À voir et à revoir sous tous les angles 😍🎥 pic.twitter.com/bJ4PpnZVn9
— AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) October 23, 2023
His second direct free kick with AS Monaco
He thus scored his third goal this season before doing it again on the hour mark. With a brilliant direct free kick 26 meters from the goal, Golo’ once again placed a precise shot which hit the post before finishing its run in Oukidja’s goal.
Le Tsar vous souhaite une bonne semaine 😋👑#MondayMotivation pic.twitter.com/daQHNYDfqJ
— AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) October 23, 2023
It was the second scored in this way in an AS Monaco jersey after doing the same against Nîmes in the 2020-2021 season, and he dedicated it to teammate Ismail Jakobs. “Izo told me before the free kick that I could shoot to the right corner. I shot here, and I scored. This goal is for Izo. But I was lucky twice on my two shots, that’s all,” he declared, with great modesty, to the Club’s cameras.
Golo' : "𝐼𝑧𝑜 𝑚'𝑎 𝑑𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑙𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑝-𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐 𝑞𝑢𝑒 𝑗𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑢𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑟𝑜𝑖𝑡"
La suite ? On la connaît 😍
2⃣-1⃣ #ASMFCM pic.twitter.com/TDnDKZIUdx
— AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) October 22, 2023
No competition for long-range strikes
Maybe luck but above all a lot of talent for the midfielder, as it was not his first try. As our statistics partner Opta points out, he has already scored nine goals from outside the box in Ligue 1, more than any other club player in the top flight since 2006-2007.
And better yet, if we only take into account last season, the Kaltan Eagle has scored six in this way, at least two more than any other player in the league over the period.
Already a fourth MVP title this season
He thus scored for the 25th and 26th time with the Principality club, and Aleksandr Golovin also added four final passes before a shot, had an 82% succesful passing rate, made four recoveries and drew a foul.
A totally successful match which earned him a plurality on the AS Monaco App since he received… 97.6% of the votes. Already voted player of the month for September, he now brings his total of MVP titles to 4. Here too, no one has done better. So there is only one thing to say, well done Golo’ and thank you! 👏
𝑈𝑛𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑑𝑢 𝑇𝑠𝑎𝑟 𝑐̧𝑎 𝑠𝑒 𝑓𝑒̂𝑡𝑒 🔥
Golovin Trailblazers, disponible dès maintenant dans #FC24 Ultimate Team !
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— AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) October 23, 2023
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🏆 2023-2024 MVP Recap
First half:
- Ligue 1 – Matchday 1: Clermont Foot 2-4 AS Monaco: Wissam Ben Yedder (1)
- Ligue 1 – Matchday 2: AS Monaco 3-0 RC Strasbourg: Takumi Minamino (1)
- Ligue 1 – Matchday 3: FC Nantes 3-3 AS Monaco: Takumi Minamino (2)
- Ligue 1 – Matchday 4: AS Monaco 3-0 RC Lens: Aleksandr Golovin (1)
- Ligue 1 – Matchday 5: FC Lorient 2-2 AS Monaco: Aleksandr Golovin (2)
- Ligue 1 – Matchday 6: AS Monaco 0-1 OGC Nice: Aleksandr Golovin (3)
- Ligue 1 – Matchday 7: AS Monaco 3-2 Olympique de Marseille: Maghnes Akliouche (1)
- Ligue 1 – Matchday 8: Stade de Reims 1-3 AS Monaco: Ismail Jakobs (1)
- Ligue 1 – Matchday 9: AS Monaco 2-1 FC Metz: Aleksandr Golovin (4)
