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Ligue 1 – Lyon – The nursery of Peter Bosz

Ligue 1 – Lyon

Formalized this Saturday, the arrival of Peter Bosz at OL seems on paper a promising marriage as the Dutch technician has been able to hatch young players wherever he has gone. Back to the ten diamonds he polished.

After a dismal failure to qualify for the Champions League under Rudi Garcia, theOlympique Lyonnais decided to take a bet, that of Peter Bosz. The Dutch coach will sit on the Rhone bench for at least the next two seasons. There he will find a young squad, players with potential who just want to improve: Maxence Caqueret, Sinaly Diomandé, Rayan Cherki, Florent Da Silva among others. And without a doubt, the 57-year-old technician’s appetite to develop young shoots and give them playing time must have tipped the scales in his favor during the discussions between Juninho and Jean-Michel Aulas. “I am not afraid to launch young people and trust them, if they have the qualities”, he confided during his presentation. Whether at Vitesse Arnhem, Ajax Amsterdam or Bayer Leverkusen, several players have taken a step forward under his orders. FF looks back at ten profiles that took on another dimension during its passage.

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The student turned Bosz

Bertrand traore

As a sign of fate, the former Lyonnais was one of the first stones cut by Peter Bosz. The two men first met at Vitesse Arnhem in the Netherlands. On loan from Chelsea in January 2014, the right winger scored 3 goals in 13 games. His loan is extended by a season, the opportunity for him to explode under the orders of Bosz by scoring 13 times and delivering 5 assists in the Championship. Three days after the technician arrived on the Ajax bench in June 2016, Traoré was loaned to the Dutch capital. Under the ajacid jersey, and under the orders of a coach who knows him well, the native of Bobo-Dioulasso shines: 9 goals, 2 assists in Eredivisie, and a high-profile Europa League campaign (4 goals, 4 assists decisive) with the culmination of this masterclass against OL in the semi-finals …

Kasper Dolberg

Before making the Aiglons happy, Kasper Dolberg was doing Ajax’s happiness. And it is definitely under the leadership of Peter Bosz that the Danish striker seduced Europe. After his arrival from Silkeborg, the baby-faced scorer is thrown into the deep end by the Dutch technician during the Champions League preliminary round against PAOK Salonika on July 26, 2016 (1-1). A winning bet since the young center-forward scored his first goal before going on in Eredivisie and scoring a brace against Sparta Rotterdam in his third match. It’s simple, among the ten coaches he has known in his young career, Bosz is the one with whom Dolberg played the most and was the most decisive (48 matches, 23 goals and 8 assists).

Hakim Ziyech

Hakim Ziyech joined Ajax Amsterdam at the very end of the transfer window during the 2016-17 season. The defector from Twente does not take long to reveal himself as one of the best creators of Eredivisie under the orders of Peter Bosz. Beyond its 10 registered pawns, it is especially its 19 caviars delivered in all competitions that surprise. The technician was able to get the best of the Moroccan environment by positioning it at the heart of his 4-3-3. “I wanted a lot more from him than he had shown Twente” had entrusted Bosz to The Telegraph. The message seems to have been heard.

Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong

We no longer present the two little princes of Ajax with angel hair. If the two young players burst the screen during the 2018-19 season with the Ajacid epic in the Champions League (elimination in the semi-finals against Tottenham), they were both launched by Peter Bosz. On September 21, 2016, during a Dutch Cup match against Willem II, the former coach of Vitesse Arnhem decided to trust the two kids from Jong Ajax. The defender even scored a goal in the resounding victory of his family (5-0). The midfielder will only make 11 small appearances that season, compared to 23 for the Leiderdorp native. The first lines of a meteoric rise for the two Dutch, now under contract with two giants of European football: Juventus and Barça.

Davinson Sanchez

Recruited at Atlético Nacional against 5 million euros in July 2016, Davinson Sanchez will very quickly establish himself as an indefatigable 4-3-3 concocted by Peter Bosz. Fast, strong and very comfortable on the restart, the Colombian forms an airtight hinge alongside De Ligt and plays 45 matches during the season. The defender also brings on set pieces, with 6 goals. Very quickly, the 21-year-old (at the time) grew too tall for the Eredivisie. His performances seduce Tottenham to the point of breaking the piggy bank: 42 million euros released for the colossus of Caloto, which thus becomes the most expensive transfer in the history of Spurs.

Kai Havertz

Bayer Leverkusen did not wait for Peter Bosz to arrive on the bench to give Kai Havertz his professional debut. The Aachen kid started making his Bundesliga history at just 17 years old and a few days old in the 2016-17 season. If he is already indisputable holder when the Dutch landed in December 2018 on the bench, the young German will explode under his orders. 29 goals scored, 10 offerings distilled, Havertz is having fun in the tactical scheme of his coach, who positions him sometimes in the heart of the game, sometimes on the right side or at the top. Better, the German international is consistent, which was lacking until now. His last season in the Bundesliga, the best of his career (12 goals, 6 assists), seduced Chelsea who recruited him against 80 million euros.

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Edmond Tapsoba

Edmond Tapsoba tiptoes on the eastern bank of the Rhine in January 2020 from Vitoria Guimaraes. The least we can say is that the Burkinabe defender has adapted to his new environment at lightning speed. “Usually I don’t trust new players quickly. But with Edmond Tapsoba, it’s different ”, declared for his part Peter Bosz. At 22, the native of Ouagadougou quickly moved into defense alongside Jonathan Tah. 22 matches in half a season, and performances that everyone agrees. The Stallion goes on and starts the 2020-21 season in the shoes of a holder, until the departure of Bosz.

Florian Wirtz

This is Bayer’s latest thrill, straight out of the Cologne training center. A nugget that falls right after the departure of Kai Havertz for Chelsea. And unlike the talented player with the hollow cheeks, it was Peter Bosz who launched Florian Wirtz. The technician throws the wonderkid in the pit in May 2020, against Werder Bremen (1-4) and is very laudatory towards him after the victory: “Normally I don’t talk about the players individually. But I’ll do it for Florian. Playing your first Bundesliga match is always something special. He’s only 17, I imagine he was nervous before the meeting. But he didn’t show it, he played well, he was important for us in this match. “ The rest is just a formality for the early attacking midfielder, who stands out as a key part of Bosz’s system. He discovered the Europa League and increased his appearances during the 2020-21 season. 31 matches, 7 goals and 7 assists under the tutelage of the Dutchman, Wirtz knocks on the door of the Mannschaft but will ultimately have to be content with the Euro Espoirs.

And also…

Nadiem Amiri and Kemir Demirbay disembarked in Leverkusen in July 2019 from Hoffenheim. The two central midfielders quickly settled into the eleven of Bosz and became the animators of his midfield at three. The two Germans have 33 assists in two seasons. Moussa Diaby, also arrived in the summer of 2019, went from a role of second knife at PSG to a real offensive blaster under Bosz. The technician trusted him 74 times, for 17 goals and 20 caviars. Leon Bailey and Kevin Volland flourished with the former coach of Vitesse Arnhem. The Jamaican has become an explosive attacking asset at Bayer while the current Monaco player has signed the best record of his career in the 2018-19 financial year (15 goals and 16 assists).

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