Ludovic Ajorque has a market value of 11 million euros, only two Bundesliga winter signings are more valuable than the 28-year-old Frenchman from 1. FSV Mainz 05. The center forward, signed for 6 million euros from RC Strasbourg Alsace, is still without a goal after five appearances – However, this does not cause unrest among the Rheinhessen, quite the opposite.
In Mainz, coach Bo Svensson told the “table football‘, ‘don’t be worried. He attracts a lot of attention from the opponent, giving the others more space.” This benefits Ajorque’s attacking colleagues Karim Onisiwo (30) and Jae-sung Lee (30), who have scored eight Bundesliga goals together since his arrival.
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“I think it annoys him and he needs a goal to feel good,” said defender Stefan Bell (31) about the 1.97 meter nine, but added: “We as a team and that too The coaching team see it more relaxed. We don’t measure strikers by goals and more by the overall advantages they bring. And we see that with Ludovic. He holds balls, employs the defense. Karim benefits from the spaces it allows him to run into rather than going head-to-head with defenders.”
Onisiwo himself also emphasized the importance of his new offensive partner after such a short time: “He does a lot for the team, we can play a lot of high balls. It might not look that attractive, but that’s how you win games. That’s how Union Berlin wins the games.” Ajorque could perhaps be a bit more selfish. The left-footer, who was born on Reunion Island, had scored 51 goals in 151 games (19 assists) for Strasbourg – but only one this season.
The guys’ performance over the weekend really picked me up!
It felt like everyone took a step for the other!
I didn’t really like Ajorque, he often seemed unhappy with his actions, especially with Lee’s first goal. As a striker, I expect him to do the thing. However, I have the feeling that he binds opponents and thus creates space, especially for Karim.
I really liked Karim! He really gives everything until the last minute. …
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