2023-09-04 02:24:09
There is one who has had a blast for two meetings in a role of false number nine with PSG. This position was not necessarily the one in which we imagined the most Marco Asensio at the start of the season. To see how long it will last once Randal Kolo Muani is fit to start. In the meantime, Luis Enrique appreciates, his teammates too.
Author of a goal and a decisive pass this Sunday, September 3 at Groupama Stadium, the former Madrid player showed that he had the desire and the talent on the ball to apply for a starting place, regardless of the position. . And that’s probably why Luis Campos, the Parisian sports director, did everything to bring him in at the start of the summer. For his versatility, his technical accuracy, his understanding of the game and his high-level experience (he won three Champions Leagues).
As much for his first with the blue and red jersey, he had proved to be quite neutral on the left wing, stumbling on the low block imposed by Lorient. As much since he migrated in the axis, he does a lot of good to his team. Beyond his goal, while mastering the left foot like last weekend against Lens, he brings air with his incessant stalls. It is also from a fairly low position that he leaves to score his second goal of the season and that he serves Kylian Mbappé with a touch of the ball for the 4-0.
The Parisian who touches the fewest balls but uses them the best
During his seven seasons at Real Madrid (61 goals and 32 assists in 286 games), from which he left free, Asensio had mainly occupied the sides, often showing himself to be decisive with long shots. With PSG, he shows another facet of his football. A facet that Luis Enrique had already detected since it was in this role of advanced playmaker that he made him evolve with the Iberian selection during the World Cup in Qatar.
His ability to play simple and forward is undeniably his strength since he complements himself perfectly with the more soloist profiles of Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé. Replaced by Gonzalo Ramos in the 75th minute, Asensio is therefore a false 9 but also a discreet false. He doesn’t like the game but humbly strives to make it smoother. Against OL, the number 10 from La Roja is thus the outfield player who has touched the fewest balls (40), as against the Sang et Or (47).
A replacement from luxury to minima
“I play where the coach places me but in the axis, I feel very good, explained the person concerned at the microphone of BeIN Sports last week. With the wingers very high, I can go down to get the ball, I like to participate and help the team a little more. Whether on the right, in front or in the middle, I position myself where I feel most comfortable, but I like to come down to receive the ball, launch counterattacks, help the team get out of pressure. It’s a good position for me. »
This nice start to the season is obviously not enough to make him an indisputable holder. He who used to start on the bench with the Merengue will not say the opposite. A blessing in disguise for the Parisian staff, who hope to hold there at least a luxury replacement.
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