” He is fantastic “. This is the adjective used recently by Sean Dyche to qualify his flagship recruit of the summer transfer window 2021, Maxwel Cornet. Often mocked in recent months when defending the colors of Olympique Lyonnais, the versatile 25-year-old has often been the victim of taunts from his own supporters, who seemed almost happy to “get rid” of him when Burnley dropped a check for around € 15 million in Les Gones to afford it. If this choice surprised more than one and has, again, been the subject of many questions, all the lights are green for the Ivorian international (23 caps, 5 goals) in Lancashire.
Because since his arrival at the Clarets, Maxwel Cornet has already recorded 4 goals in 6 appearances in the Premier League (including 5 starts), without forgetting that he has also delivered an “assist” in the League Cup (2 games played). He quickly knew how to impose his paw within a very combative team, and conquer the hearts of supporters of Turf Moore regulars, with his creativity, his ardor, but also with his qualities of speed and percussion, assets that were sorely missed by Burnley in recent months.
More offensive, freer, Cornet explodes
If the accounting situation is not so radiant for the band of Sean Dyche (Burnley is first relegation, 2 points from 17th), the player trained at FC Metz shines from an individual point of view. The Ivorian, who participated in his only league victory against Brentford (3-1, 10th day), also became the first player to score 4 goals after his first 5 games with Burnley. A figure which is in passing his total for the 2021-2022 season with OL. Across the Channel, Cornet is also the summer rookie with the biggest impact for his team, with 4 of 11 goals scored for his team. It must be said that by leaving France, the native of Bregbo also found more freedom in his game linked to a more logical repositioning in view of the main qualities of the player.
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Much more offensive than in Lyon, where he had become a lateral defender, Maxwel Cornet evolves, mainly, a notch higher, in a role of winger (left) that he particularly likes. In the last two games (against Brentford and in the draw at Chelsea), he has also shown that he is capable of meeting expectations at the tip of Sean Dyche’s immovable 4-4-2, revolving around the real n ° 9 that is Chris Wood. Very mobile, determined, Cornet does not hesitate to provide his support in the defensive phases (100% successful tackles), while his ability to project himself quickly forward is also doing a lot of good to a formation rather famous for its old-fashioned and rough playing style.
A real plus for the Clarets
The coach of the Clarets has also repeatedly welcomed this addition of weight to his workforce: “He (Cornet) arrived with such energy … There is a real freedom in his game, that’s why we recruited him. He really brings something more to the team, it shows clearly. Not only with his goals, but he made the difference and that’s what we were looking for. Maxwel Cornet changed our game. Before he came, we didn’t have that ability to control the game. We couldn’t keep the ball. With him, we now have several options “, declared Sean Dyche recently, well aware of the great qualities of his n ° 20. And if he scores almost nothing but good goals, like his superb volley at Leicester, he is also capable of everything.
Along with Diogo Jota, he is the only one to have shaken the nets with both feet and head since the start of the season in PL. One thing is certain, Maxwel Cornet is building up a little more power every weekend. It is not his nomination among the contenders for the Player of the Month for October trophy in the Premier League that will cause the opposite to be said. If Sean Dyche underlined a small flat, concerning his defensive retreat which remains to be perfected, as the transition is important in the Premier League for the balance of the collective, it is certain that the former Lyonnais “Will learn”. His teammate Chris Wood felt he was “A fantastic recruit, who does a lot of good” to Burnley as he was their « sauveur » lately. ” Hope it lasts “, concluded the New Zealander. The supporters of the Clarets, already under the spell of Maxwel Cornet, ask no less.
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