Warren Zaire-Emery’s injury could force Luis Enrique to innovate in midfield…
PSG holds its breath. Consequence of Warren Zaire-Emery’s ankle injury against Gibraltar. His first appearance in the French team actually turned into a nightmare for the young French midfielder. If after becoming the youngest player in the history of the Blues for more than a century, the native of Montreuil also took the opportunity to become the youngest scorer in history, his goal scored in the 17e minute caused his downfall.
Warren Zaire-Emery indeed received a very nasty sole on his ankle during the action and was left with a severe sprain. Although he escaped the fracture, he nonetheless risks being absent for several weeks, with the medical staff having to wait until his ankle deflates to make a more precise diagnosis. It is nevertheless already established that he will be on the sidelines for the reception of Monaco, Friday, in the shock at the top of the 14e day of Ligue 1 as well as for that of Newcastle, next Tuesday. An absence that was obviously detrimental for Parisians as WZE had (already) made itself indispensable, as much for its work in recovery as in creation.
To replace him, Luis Enrique has several options to support Vitinha and Manuel Ugarte. Danilo Pereira, Fabian Ruiz and Lee Kang-In are in the balance. But according to L’Equipe, if the absence of the new French international were to continue, the Parisian coach could be tempted to move Marquinhos into midfield, as Thomas Tuchel had not hesitated to do in the past. A tactical option to which the Parisian captain had willingly submitted but which clearly did not enchant him.
