Wings for the new YB striker against the can club?: Ganvoula wants to shoot Leipzig with Red Bull power

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Silvere Ganvoula, your late winning goal at Xamax in the Cup caused a celebration like a Champions League victory…

Silvere Ganvoula: It was an important goal, yes.

And the emotions afterwards were enormous.
That’s what happens when you score the winning goal so late. The emotions were overwhelming. I even took off my shirt because I was so happy that I had saved the team.

And that just a few days after what was probably the biggest disappointment of your career.
We were 2-0 up in the decisive match against Gambia in the qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations and were almost through. But then they scored two goals in the last ten minutes and we were out. That was a very hard blow! I still haven’t fully digested this. But that’s football.

Football is also such that a dream comes true on Tuesday.
Certainly, the Champions League. That was a childhood dream that is now coming true.

What happens this time when Silvere Ganvoula scores a goal?
No idea. But it is much more important that we still win the match.

But it’s always better not to get a yellow card like Friday…
Naturally. Next time I’ll celebrate the goal in a different way.

Something completely different: you write your first name Silvere without an accent. Completely contrary to French spelling rules. Did the official in Brazzaville forget something when you were born?
No. It is indeed so. My parents had registered this name that way. Without accent. I didn’t ask her why.

Back to football. You are 27. But your baptism of fire for the European Cup was the two play-off games against Haifa. And play-off matches already have a slight Champions League touch.
That’s true. And after we got this 0-0 draw in Haifa with the difficult conditions, the heat and the fanatic fans, we knew: now we will reach the Champions League! Because we are so strong at home, we were confident we could win.

So now the first opponent. And you know him…
Yes. I played against Leipzig twice with Bochum. One time I sat on the couch. The other time we lost 4-0 in the cup. This is an extremely strong opponent with a lot of international experience.

And when you were young, the club didn’t even exist.
I wouldn’t have noticed anyway because in Congo we mainly watched Ligue 1 and the Premier League.

But you know Red Bull…
Sure, and should I tell them anything?

Yes.
I often take a Red Bull before a match. That wakes you up.

Speaking of youth. Whose poster do you have hanging above your bed in your child’s room?
There were two: Karim Benzema and Gyan Asamoah from Ghana.

Are you the type of person who imagines in advance how certain things will happen? For example, what will the emotions be like when the Champions League anthem is played in a full Wankdorf?
Absolute! A chill runs down my spine. I already know that. And maybe even a tear or two will fall.

But you may have to experience this off the bench instead of on the field.
That’s how it works at YB. This is a big club. The competition is fierce there. Even in storms. You have to work hard every day and give it your all. And ultimately the coach decides who deserves to play.

Still, the attackers have to get along very well.
I can just accept that. Those who start on the bench motivate those who start. Always know that you can usually get in – and still make a difference.

Since leaving Brazzaville in 2014, YB is their eighth destination. That’s an average of one per season. I guess it wasn’t planned that way. How did that happen?
First I was in Casablanca, where there were problems with wage payments. So I canceled the contract and went to Elazigspor in the Turkish second division. Same there: no money… So after six months I left there again and found a new club in Belgium, Westerlo. After less than a year Anderlecht called, but at first I stayed on loan at Westerlo to finish the season. Still, we got out. Then we went to Anderlecht, where René Weiler was coach. But I was hardly used and was loaned out to Mechelen. As soon as I got there, my father died. That completely threw me off track. I was devastated, not clear in my head. I returned to Anderlecht in this condition. In the meantime, the club had a new owner and a coach, Vincent Kompany, who told me he was making plans without me. I was all the happier when my agent found a new club in Bochum, where I stayed for five years, with the exception of a six-month loan at Cercle Brugge. The first three years were great. In 2023, YB finally succeeded.

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Finally?
Yes, I should have come to Bern three years ago if YB had had his way. But Bochum didn’t let me go then. Not even when I hardly played anymore. So it became clear: my place is here in Bern. I feel very comfortable with YB.

Source : Blick

Emma

I’m Emma Jack, a news website author at 24 News Reporters. I have been in the industry for over five years and it has been an incredible journey so far. I specialize in sports reporting and am highly knowledgeable about the latest trends and developments in this field.