Balancer, washing machine or, more simply, leader. In these three years we have defined him in many ways, all to try to convey the idea of his importance in the middle of the pitch.
Generous player on the pitch and silent leader off it, Alexis Blin, arrived amidst some grumbling from a place that often criticizes even before he met it, he won the hearts of the fans and the captain’s armband of the Salento club. Through commitment on the pitch, in games as in training, and an always positive attitude, never a word out of place even when he ended up on the bench with Baroni and D’Aversa.
His use has changed the last 3 seasons of the Salento club: when the coaches decided to deploy him the team benefited from it and the results arrived suddenly.
Gotti starts again from Blin
Luca Gotti demonstrated in the 10 championship days in which he coached Lecce that he believes in Alexis Blin. He put him there, in the center of the field, uprooting balls and biting anyone who passed by him.
The Frenchman repaid his coach’s trust with excellent performances, with precision in his passes and interventions and the usual commendable self-sacrifice, that desire to never give up which makes him a player for Lecce and for Lecce. In a word: irreplaceable.
Renewal or goodbye?
There has been no talk yet about its renewal. The footballer feels good in Salento and has no desire to leave. We know, however, that football moves fast and the will of the parties is not always the only thing that matters.
Meanwhile, Blin represents one of the cornerstones of Luca Gotti’s Lecce and will also be in his place next season, barring market changes. With the armband and the same old hunger. Cleaning dirty balls and dirtying clean balls.
In defense of the goal and in defense of that shirt which has now become a second skin for him.
