{"id":36854,"date":"2021-09-04T14:20:23","date_gmt":"2021-09-04T18:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/?p=36854"},"modified":"2021-09-04T14:20:23","modified_gmt":"2021-09-04T18:20:23","slug":"lille-jonathan-david-timothy-weah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2021\/09\/04\/lille-jonathan-david-timothy-weah\/","title":{"rendered":"Lille OSC Connection: Jonathan David and Timothy Weah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PREVIEW<\/strong> &#8211; The two North American players, Jonathan David and Timothy Weah, play for defending Ligue 1 champions Lille OSC. They also play with the CanMNT and USMNT in Concacaf. Both the CanMNT and USMNT will face each other on Sunday.<\/p>\n<h2>Lille OSC Players: Jonathan David and Timothy Weah<\/h2>\n<h3>Jonathan David<\/h3>\n<p>Jonathan David had a bad start to his Lille campaign. There was actually a point where he did not score for seven consecutive games with Lille. However, he ended up scoring 13 goals for Lille in the 2020-21 season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">CES DOGUES SONT MAGIQUES \ud83d\udcab<\/p>\n<p>D&#39;immenses Lillois viennent \u00e0 bout du PSG et reprennent leur premi\u00e8re place de <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ligue1UberEats?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Ligue1UberEats<\/a> \ud83d\udc4f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PSGLOSC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#PSGLOSC<\/a> 0-1 | \u23f1 90&#39;+6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nnnDbdzroE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/nnnDbdzroE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LOSC (@losclive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/losclive\/status\/1378390876121141248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Some of the most notable ones were the goal against Paris Saint-Germain on April 3, 2021, and the two late goals against Marseille on May 3, 2021. In the end, David played a critical role with Lille winning the Ligue 1 title despite having a slow start to the season. However, some of his former coaches in Ottawa are not surprised by his success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was exactly the type of player you want to coach; he listens and takes advice,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawasportspages.ca\/2021\/06\/29\/jonathan-davids-success-on-the-pitch-signals-a-positive-future-for-soccer-in-ottawa\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said Hanny El-Magraby, the senior coach for Ottawa\u2019s Mundial FC.<\/a> El-Magraby coached David for most of his youth soccer career.<\/p>\n<h3>Jonathan David: A Warrior on the Pitch<\/h3>\n<p>David is known to be a calm and collected person hence why he has the nickname \u201cThe Ice Man.\u201d He is also a versatile player and can provide speed for both club and country. The character of David as a warrior on the pitch can be defined by his game against Angers SCO on May 23, 2021.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jonathan David \ud83c\udf41 gives Lille OSC a 1-0 lead in the final game of the season <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3n6Iq0HoxQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/3n6Iq0HoxQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadaSoccerEN\/status\/1396545718941274113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>David would score in the 10-minute, which would end up being the game-winner against Angers. However, he got injured in a 17-minute tackle. He played for 15 minutes trying to play through the game. However, his injury bothered him and he had to leave the game. It was this resilience though that makes David a warrior on the pitch. This is according to Daniel Rainbird of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/soccer\/article\/canadas-jonathan-david-heroics-filled-run-lille-just-beginning\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sportsnet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Timothy Weah<\/h3>\n<p>Weah is injured and will not be playing in tomorrow&#8217;s game against the CanMNT. However, he is carving out a successful career at Lille. The striker made 37 appearances and scored five goals for Lille in the 2020-21 season. This is what his former head coach Christophe Gallier said about his performance back in May.<\/p>\n<p>Galtier told RMC Sport: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.90min.com\/posts\/closer-look-lille-usmnt-star-tim-weah\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cIn picking Timothy I was looking for someone to run in behind and to put some rhythm into our play. Every time he starts a game he scores. That\u2019s good for him and I hope his goal will be useful to us in the return game.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lille springs on the counterattack, and U.S. forward Tim Weah puts the finishing touches on it to add to the club&#39;s lead vs. Bordeaux <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USMNT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#USMNT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beINSPORTSUSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@beINSPORTSUSA<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y7MeRibLg4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Y7MeRibLg4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SI Soccer (@si_soccer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/si_soccer\/status\/1357048708785930242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This includes scoring against Bordeaux in a 3-0 victory on February 3, 2021. David and Yusuf Yazici passed the ball to each other. Yazici would then pass the ball to Weah who scored the easy goal. This shows a glimpse of the chemistry Weah and David share. Weah goes into his detail about his relationship with David with beIN SPORTS USA:<\/p>\n<div class=\"cue-group style-scope ytd-transcript-body-renderer\">\n<div class=\"cue style-scope ytd-transcript-body-renderer\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=To6C0L3E8hY\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;First off with Jonathan you know I knew when he was coming in that we&#8217;re going to be you know close we&#8217;re going to be good friends because we&#8217;re both from North America and you know he&#8217;s such a down-to-earth guy and we just got along immediately.&#8221;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>The CanMNT-USMNT Game is on Sunday<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CANMNT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CANMNT<\/a> World Cup Qualifying games in September this week!!<\/p>\n<p>September 2 vs Honduras at 8pm (SN\/OneSoccer) {HOME}<\/p>\n<p>September 5 vs USA at 8pm (TSN\/OneSoccer) {AWAY}<\/p>\n<p>September 8 vs El Salvador at 7:30pm (SN\/OneSoccer) {HOME}<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 \ud83c\udf41 \u26bd\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Qatar2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Qatar2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jacob Pacheco (@JacobPacheco6) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacobPacheco6\/status\/1433256251635519489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>David is a key player on Lille who may one day challenge <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2020\/06\/02\/alphonso-davies-rise-fc-bayern-munich\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Alphonso Davies<\/a> for the best CanMNT player ever. He may have not <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2021\/09\/02\/honduras-ties-bmo-field-canmnt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">had the best game against Honduras<\/a>. However, David will have better games with the CanMNT. He will most likely start against USMNT on September 5 at 8:00 p.m. ET. 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