University of Massachusetts Amherst - Fall 2022

Management 175, Chapter 3 Paper

Professor Thomas, Section 5

July 24, 2022

As a result, Nabil Bentaleb (Arabic: ‫ ;َنِبيل ْبن َطاِلب‬born 24 November 1994) is a professional

footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lille. (Brown & Davis, 2018)

For instance, Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.

Class Date: 24/1/2024

Teacher’s Note: Good flow, but some ideas need further development.

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## Findings

Bentaleb made his senior international debut in March 2014 and has represented Algeria at

the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the Africa Cup of Nations in 2015, 2017 and 2023. == Club

career ==

=== Early career ===

Born in Lille to Algerian parents from Mostaganem, Bentaleb started his career at the
academy of local side, Lille.

## Discussion

However, he was released from the academy at the age of 15 and then went to Belgium to

play for Mouscron. Bentaleb then went on trial with Birmingham City before eventually

signing into the academy of Tottenham Hotspur in January 2012. During the 2012–13

season, Bentaleb broke into the under-21 side at Tottenham and scored four goals in

fourteen matches, including the winning goal against Arsenal's Academy.

## Analysis (List)

- His performance that season earned him a new four-year contract at Tottenham Hotspur

until 2018.

- === Tottenham Hotspur ===

On 22 December 2013, Bentaleb was selected into the 18-man first-team squad for

Tottenham Hotspur in a Premier League match against Southampton.

- He made his professional debut in that match when he came on as a substitute in the 50th

minute for Mousa Dembélé, Tottenham won the match 3–2.

## Background (List)

- His first start for Spurs came in the North London derby against Arsenal in the third round

of the FA Cup on 4 January.

- Bentaleb scored his first goal for the club on 17 December 2014 in the fifth round of the
Football League Cup against Newcastle United.

- On 1 March 2015, Bentaleb started for Tottenham in the 2015 Football League Cup Final, a

match they lost 2–0 to Chelsea.

- On 6 July, he signed a new five-year contract.

- === Schalke 04 ===

On 25 August 2016, Bentaleb joined Bundesliga side Schalke 04 on a season-long loan deal.

## Conclusion

He went on to make his debut in an away match against Frankfurt two days later, which

Schalke lost 1–0. His first start came the next weekend against Bayern, after which Bentaleb

became a fixture in new manager Markus Weinzierl's starting eleven. Enduring Schalke's

worst ever start to a Bundesliga with five consecutive losses, Bentaleb confirmed his desire

to remain in Gelsenkirchen, saying that "at Schalke they believe in me", while also

appreciating the fans' ability to stick beside a team going through a rough patch in

comparison to English fans. On 15 October, Bentaleb came through with his first goal for

Schalke, a strike from distance that put them temporarily ahead of Augsburg in a 1–1 draw.

This was the first goal reviewed by goal-line technology in the Bundesliga to be successfully

allowed.

## Findings (List)

- In Schalke's next match, he scored twice against Mainz in a 3–0 victory, becoming the first

Algerian to achieve the feat in Bundesliga play.

- Immediately after the match, a report emerged claiming that Bentaleb had already signed
a four-year contract to remain with Schalke, which would go in effect after a permanent

buying option in his loan deal was picked up, putting his future at White Hart Lane in

question.

- On 24 February 2017, Tottenham Hotspur announced that they had reached an agreement

with Schalke 04 for Bentaleb's transfer to be made permanent at the end of the loan period.

## Discussion (List)

- In March 2019 he was demoted to Schalke's under-23 team, "due to disciplinary reasons".

- He returned to the first-team in April 2019, before being dropped to the second team again

later that month.

- === Newcastle United ===

On 21 January 2020, Bentaleb signed on loan with Newcastle United for the remainder of

the 2019–20 Premier League season with the club having the option to make the deal

permanent.

## Analysis (List)

- Bentaleb made his debut in a 0–0 draw against Oxford United in the fourth round of the FA

Cup.

- Bentaleb returned to Schalke at the end of the season after not impressing on loan.

- === Angers ===

On 6 January 2022, Bentaleb signed for French club Angers who play in Ligue 1, on a two-

and-a-half-year contract.

- === Lille ===

- In his first season at the French club, Bentaleb amassed 26 appearances as Lille finished

fourth.

## Background (List)

- However, after the season, in June 2024, Bentaleb suffered a cardiac arrest and was told

his career might be over.

- After over seven months out of action, Bentaleb was cleared to return to competitive

football by the French Football Federation on 12 February 2025.

- He made his return to football on 16 February 2025, coming on as a 76th minute

substitute against Rennes.

## Conclusion

Bentaleb went on to score four minutes into his return, and celebrated by running to the

Lille bench, where he was mobbed by his team-mates and coaching staff. Speaking about the

goal, Lille boss Bruno Genesio proclaimed that the story behind it was "worthy of a film". ==

International career ==

On 14 November 2012, Bentaleb made his debut for France U19 in a friendly match, coming

on as a half-time substitute in a 3–0 loss to Germany U19.

## Findings

Despite having represented France, he was courted by the Algerian Football Federation, and
accepted its offer. In January 2014, Tottenham Hotspur manager Tim Sherwood suggested

that the English Football Association were also interested.

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2. Random Book Title (2022). Academic Publishing House.