Lukas May coached the German for three years at Kalkum Wittlaer, near Dusseldorf: “He was a striker, the opponents were afraid of him”
An orange dot in the middle of the green. “And he dribbled past everyone, from the first to the last. Take a look at WhatsApp, I’ll show you a photo”. Lukas May sends us a couple of pictures from “once upon a time”. Malick Thiaw has the ball at his feet and is wearing a uniform orange. He’s 7 years old, with curly hair, his gaze on the ball, his shirt tucked in his shorts and an opponent in front of him, taller than him.