2023-08-12 06:23:39
Between the departures of some, the arrivals of others, the injured and the players awaiting departure, such as Kylian Mbappé, Marco Verrati, Neymar Jr and Hugo Ekitike, the team which will present itself this Saturday (9 p.m.) at the Parc des Princes for the reception of Lorient, on the occasion of the first day of Ligue 1, should have a sacred air of renewal.
New coach Luis Enrique, who took over from Christophe Galtier in early July, has had around ten days since the club’s last warm-up match in Korea to prepare for this match and fine-tune his starting XI, which should look more or less like the one who challenged Inter on August 1 in Tokyo. If the group will not be revealed until this Saturday, at the last moment, Luis Enrique announced in a press conference the day before the match that he had told his players this Friday afternoon who would start this first match of the season.
Ramos already ready to start in peak?
Among the certainties, we can already bet on the presence of Gianluigi Donnarumma in goal, and a quartet of Hakimi-Marquinhos-Skriniar-Hernandez in defense. The Slovak and the French should not be the only recruits to appear on the lawn. In midfield, the Uruguayan Manuel Ugarte was used frequently by Enrique during the preparation, as well as Marco Asensio, who was able to play on the right wing as well as at the forefront of the attack.
Among the newcomers, Lee Kang-in, injured in the first match of the pre-season against Le Havre and who has played little since, and Gonçalo Ramos, who only joined the group on Tuesday, can claim to a starting place despite a small question mark concerning them. Facing Inter, Enrique had opted for an offensive trident Vitinha-Asensio-Soler, but also called on Hugo Ekitike, who remains a possibility if the Spaniard wishes to play the Ramos card of caution. Otherwise, Vitinha, who convinced during the pre-season, should find his place in the midfield alongside Ugarte therefore, and Zaire-Emery. Unlike Marco Verratti, awaiting departure and little used this summer.
Luis Enrique was full of praise for the young titi, only 17 years old, who played almost all the club’s preparation matches with a certain brilliance. “Warren is a young man that I really like, one of the best young people in France, he explained at a press conference. Warren is a player who lacks no quality. He is a very intelligent and technical player. »
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