Nowadays versatility in footballing terms is deemed as a central defender who can also fill in as a defensive midfielder. However in our recent trialist Bilel Mohsni we have someone with real versatility – a defender who can play as a winger and also a striker.
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With the release of Abdoulaye Faye and Julien Faubert and end of Danny Collins’ loan, our defensive and wide options look a little light. So quite rightly Sam has started looking at options with Bilel Mohsni coming in on a trial this week and his first appearance lined up against Colchester United at the weekend.
So what do we know about Mohsni? Well he was born in July 1987 and grew up in the Les Ulis district of Paris and is of Tunisian/French descent. He was still playing French amateur football until 2 year ago when instead of signing for CM Aubervilliers he joined Southend United after being on trial.
He made his professional debut in the League Cup against Wolves and his league debut against Bradford. He impressed in his debut season and due to injuries to strikers was asked to fill in up front and scored 2 in his first match in this position. He was the subject of a rejected £250k bid from Blackpool in January 2011.
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He again showed his versatility last season when he started the season up front scoring a number of goals including a 35 yard goal against Northampton. He was then utilised in his defender role then converted to a midfielder/winger for a lot of the remainder of the season. He ended up scoring 18 goals in 54 appearances in total for Southend.
Yet his versatility isn’t his only discernible characteristic he’s an emotional player who is prone to he has lapses discipline. This has seen sent off three times in the last two years, travelled home on his own by train from an away game on one occasion and return home with a club director instead of on the team coach on another.
He has been dubbed a lower league Mario Balotelli and has made a number of appearances in the local press discussing his actions famously stating in the Southend Echo “I can understand people think I’m mad and crazy because I sometimes look back at videos of myself in games and think the same – but I’m not crazy, I’m just me”. He looks to be what every Premiership team needs – a creative, versatile, emotional, wildcard with a eye for goal!
But what do you think? Can he make the big step up from League 2 to the Premiership? Will Mohsni make it back to the team bus from the Colchester
game? Let us know.
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I’m not crazy – I’m just me. Well you sound crazy to me fella. Good luck to him.
From what I’ve heard, he’s a no nonsence type & a proper handfull on his day. I agree with you John. Good luck to him. This guy could be just right for us & a real transfer coup.
Whoops. I meant ‘no nonsense’
If BFS can control him and he impresses on trial then why not. He made the step up from amateur football to League 2 pretty well. Also a few friends from Southend say he’s a great bloke as well.
I am under the impression he is not gonna cut it. Would love Sam to find a couple of gems, would not put it past him but this fella is not one.
I’m go on Germany tour with Wet Spam and will try for agree contract.
Premiership is my level but I choose Wet Spam anyway.