2023-07-07 20:57:35
Since his arrival in the Portuguese championship in January 2021, Manuel Ugarte has scored only one goal, against Rio Ave, with Famalicao, on February 21, 2021. In two seasons at Sporting Portugal, he has never scored. A very weak offensive performance, which did not dampen the ardor of PSG. The champion of France has just offered the Uruguayan for 60 million euros. A high sum, but justified by other qualities. “I don’t think it’s a problem (his weak offensive contribution). Its main function is to defend and that is its great virtue,” said Angel Asteggiante, journalist for the Uruguayan media El Pais.
The “Data’Scout” Twitter account, which analyzed his performance, said of him that he has a “very polarized profile”. Completely harmless in the last 30 meters, it is however very effective in winning defensive duels. He is the player to have won the most in the top seven championships on the UEFA index this season, with more than seven per game. His way of defending, while standing, is also noteworthy. Unlike Marco Verratti, who has the annoying tendency to use a lot of sliding tackle.
Ugarte’s defensive dejection leads him to make a lot of interceptions, more than eight per game on average. Angel Asteggiante also emphasizes his “application and tactical organization”. Quit being punished. This is one of his common points with Marco Verratti, he makes more mistakes and takes more cards than the average (11 yellow cards in the league this season). We didn’t expect anything else from a Uruguayan.
Manuel Ugarte at PSG it’s getting closer! ????
Rumor of a 60M transfer from Portugal in the last few hours, the perfect opportunity to publish the data analysis that we have prepared on this 22-year-old Uruguayan midfielder!
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A beautiful technical palette
Manuel Ugarte is not just a ball carrier stalker. He also knows how to handle leather. “He has already shown that technically he can be important in the collective game” estimates Angel Asteggiante, reinforced by the statistics. A good dribbler, he does however most of the time in his own half of the field to get rid of the pressure of his opponents. In January, against Benfica (2-2), he was very comfortable and extinguished his direct opponent, the Argentinian bought 121 million euros by Chelsea, Enzo Fernandez. During the Champions League match against Tottenham on October 26 (1-1), he had a solid match and demonstrated a large part of his qualities, especially in dribbling.
Qualities that he never puts to the benefit of the attack but which could prove invaluable if Luis Enrique, the new coach of PSG, asked him to evolve higher on the ground In selection – 8 caps, he was at the World Cup in Qatar but did not play – he is often associated with Matías Vecino, supporting Real Madrid player Federico Valverde. He did not appear in the last list of Marcelo Bielsa, the new coach of Celeste. A choice which may seem surprising but which is justified by the fact that El Loco has decided to summon only players it does not know to test them during this gathering.
Luis Enrique will be able to make Ugarte his “needy service”. A role that many players have failed to really fill in recent seasons in the capital..
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