“Should I answer in English or French?” Jordan Tase quickly surprised the press in La Derby this Thursday His presentation. The ninth Dutchman in AS Monaco’s history is of Congolese descent and already speaks a bit of Moliere.
“I am of Congolese descent through my parents, so I can understand the language well, although it is still a little difficult for me to speak,” explains the Monaco recruit. “But I’m trying more and more! It’s true that it’s a good thing for my coordination.” That’s enough to impress Adi Hooter, who admits he still has a little trouble expressing himself easily in French.
Lateral, piston, axial, medium… versatile!
The Austrian coach was delighted with his arrival: “Now we have two right-backs who can also play as pistons. For Jordan, I think he can play in many positions, right-back or right piston, but right-back and three-way defense, with his qualities, I am glad that he can help with an interesting profile, especially his integration is very fast. of this recruitment.“
“He has the mentality and a lot of experience stored at PSV”
With 47 matches played in the European Cup, Jordan Thes will bring his experience to the Monaco team.
“Jordan has the physical qualities to play our football,” said ASM General Director Thiago Scouro. He’s always been a part of fighting for titles, and mentally that’s something we have to consider as well. He also has good experience in the league champions, which is great. Important in all our discussions, we felt a good attitude in Jordan, which will help us achieve our objectives.
Faced Monaco several times in the European Cup
Apprenticed at PSV Eindhoven where he learned his lessons from Cody Kagbo (Liverpool), Donial Malone (Borussia Dortmund) and Pablo Rosario (Nice), Jordan Tess found his second club at the age of 24. Faced ASM three times on right back. It is noteworthy that he participated in it Elimination of Monaco in the 3rd preliminary round of the Champions League In August 2022 and the previous season (0-0) Stade Louis-II faced Monaco in the group stage of the Europa League.
“It’s been a tough match against AS Monaco every time! I assure you it’s not fun playing against this team. It’s true that it’s the first time I’ve changed teams”, the ASM defender further analysed. “At first glance, it is very different from what I experienced at PSV Eindhoven, but I am very happy to play for this great team in AS Monaco.”
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