PSG-Bordeaux: Verratti expected as the messiah

"Marco can change everything".

Thomas Tuchel does not really hide the relief that the return to business of Marco Verratti gives him.

Recovered from his right thigh injury which made him miss eight games, the Italian changed the face of PSG in the last 13 minutes of the sad match against Leipzig (1-0) on Tuesday in the Champions League.

His assessment: impact, passes that finally open the game and an excess of commitment earning him a yellow card which could also have been red.

Like a summary of the deep nature of a player who has never seemed so indispensable to the vice-champion of Europe.

In particular for creative qualities far from being the first quality of other Parisian circles.

Because there is indeed a PSG with and without Marco Verratti.

"It transforms the game in particular because it surprises the opponent by not making obvious passes," explains Eric Carrière, the consultant of Canal +.

He manipulates his opponents.

He makes believe by the position of his body that he will give it to the left to end up passing it to the right.

This allows you to give bad information to the entire opposing team.

She will react by moving, sometimes with a single step.

But it is this one which gives time to the partner who receives the ball.

Because when you don't know where and when a player will pass, it's very difficult to defend.

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The only midfielder capable of throwing his attackers

In fact, Marco Verratti loves balls, plays with his small size to recover a lot of balls by anticipating the play of his vis-à-vis and frees up spaces for attackers who are struggling to do it alone.

Against Leipzig, the Parisian animation has been close to nothing and Paris has only framed three shots including that of the penalty from Neymar ... “Since the time of Laurent Blanc, Paris has loved possession and going through defenders and midfielders for relaunch, recalls Eric Carrière.

This is not the register of players like Danilo Peireira or Ander Herrera, who do not have the pass quality to break a line or two and pierce the opponent.

Now, this is exactly where Verratti is very good.

His other strong point is not having any stress when he receives the ball.

He likes to be in a hurry, which is not the case with other PSG circles ”.

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An ability to get rid of the marking and quickly serve his attackers who were sorely lacking against the Germans.

“When the midfielders never eliminate anyone, it becomes very easy for the opponent to defend because there is only one area to watch, continues the former attacking midfielder of the France team.

Verratti, with a single pass, manages to place Neymar or Mbappé in one-on-one ... It is often fatal and it also prevents them from having to make efforts to make these shifts ”.

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This little extra soul, the native of Pescara must bring during a half against Bordeaux to continue to find rhythm before the capital trip Wednesday to Manchester United.

One of those meetings at the top where the contribution of the seven-time champion of France is most obvious.

In the Champions League, Paris loses one in three times when it is not there.

With him, it's one in five.

Thomas Tuchel's satisfaction with Marco's return to the group!

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“For his opponents, he is unsettling because even when pressed into the area, he always seems calm.

And as he often gets away with it, they end up being discouraged from attacking him, explains Eric Carrière.

In turn, he returns confidence to his partners because they know they can rely on him in all circumstances ”.

The true portrait of an indispensable player.