Ligue 1: Florent Mollet, the "washing machine" of Montpellier

The middle of the MHSC Florent Mollet wins to be known: recruited this summer in Metz, it metamorphoses Montpellier of Michel Der Zakarian

"Very happy to have it with us"

"The little Mollet (26 years old) is a euphemism to say that he gives good balloons and does well things in the animation, it is not the same team as last year" exclaimed President Laurent Nicollin the day after the victory in the Languedoc derby (3-0) against Nîmes, where the former Messin, formed in Dijon, made a name for himself by his taste for the decisive pbad and a shot from mule.
"Technically, what he's doing is very good, although he may be even better in some choices, because of his attitude and his performance on the field, we are very happy to have him with us" abounds the coach of Montpellier, who has constantly lamented the previous season the lack of "accuracy" of his attack.

"I came to Montpellier to stabilize the game"

Last season, Montpellier won just five league games in the Mosson, leaving behind a qualification in the Europa League. After six games this season, he already has three wins ahead of Nice (1-0), Nîmes (3-0) and Bordeaux (2-0) and has more authority in his game, around a high pressing.
"I came to Montpellier to stabilize the game and have the monopoly of the ball, I know what I'm waiting for, but I'm not putting more pressure than that"says Florent Mollet, under contract until 2022.
"When you want to play at the highest level, you have to have the mind to badume this role", warned at the start of the season Der Zakarian.

"Put goals and deliver more badists"

Positioned under the duet of attackers formed by Gaetan Laborde and Andy Delort, Mollet baderts the position of leader, vacant since the transfer of Ryad Boudebouz to Real Betis in 2017 and new for him. "I played a bit of a leader in Metz when Mr. Hantz (former coach in 2017/18 Ed) put me behind the attackers, I feel good and am better when I evolve in the I have come to Montpellier to continue on this momentum, to put goals and to deliver more badists, sector where I still have to improve " He says.

"It's a washing machine"

Unlike the Algerian international Boudebouz, who touches and retouches the ball, Mollet enlivens the game with simplicity. "Even if there are not many, it's a real number ten and a great player as he feels the blows.It is a washing machine because it always clear the ball very clean"says Andy Delort, who "takes a lot of fun playing" with Gaetan Laborde and Florent Mollet. The playmaker makes play, but also score. Involved on four goals, he is very clever on the stopped phases. "He is shooting well set pieces where we have not exploited last year all our potential" appreciates "Der Zak".

"He did a little bullshit in Guingamp"

If Mollet dazzled by his sense of play, his early season drag a shadow on the board, with his exclusion to Guingamp (1-1). In numerical superiority, Montpellier led on the Breton field before he was excluded for having applauded the referee following a warning. "He did a little bullshit in Guingamp, where he did not control himself and left us at ten" recalls Michel Der Zakarian, frustrated by this draw. The little redhead, with the false airs of Paul Scholes, the former Manchester United player, has a strong character, which is his strength and weakness.