PSG: Manuel Ugarte is only a shadow of himself

Where did Manuel Ugarte go from his first weeks in Paris? Quickly praised for his extraordinary physical qualities, his omnipresence in the duel and his ability to recover countless balls in midfield, the Uruguayan international (13 caps) is experiencing, today, a much more delicate period in the jersey Red and Blue. Substitute on the pitch for Borussia Dortmund, for the last day of the group stage of the Champions League, the Parisian number 4 was back in the Parisian midfield last Sunday, during the draw (1-1) conceded by his team against LOSC.

Far from his impressive debut last August and September, the 22-year-old finally delivered another very disappointing performance during this 16th day of Ligue 1. Too easily overwhelmed in certain actions, like his fault committed on Angel Gomes who earned him a yellow card (18th), and much less impactful in recovery (4 small balls scratched, 3 duels won out of 9 contested), he finally gave way to Achraf Hakimi in the wake of the penalty scored by Kylian Mbappé (66th). A new match without for the native of Montevideo, logically reinforcing the doubts about his ability to chain, over time, high level performances.

Ugarte is in trouble!

Suffering today from comparison with Warren Zaire-Emery, essential to the Parisian collective, the 1m82 right-hander can no longer do it. An observation already shared by AC Milan while The Team recently revealed that “Milan circles were surprised, in private, at Ugarte’s lack of harshness”while emphasizing “the contrast with his young French teammate”. If he is not the only one to blame in Lille – Kang-In Lee’s performance also remains insufficient – Ugarte no longer has, in any case, the same impact and the Parisian game pays the price. consequences. Despite an overall hold against the Mastiffs (58.8% ball possession for Luis Enrique’s men), PSG has regularly suffered from northern attacks, often led by Edon Zhegrova or the intensity put in by Nabil Bentaleb and Benjamin André in midfield.

Questioned after the meeting, the former Famalicão player preferred, however, to remember the state of the pitch and the lack of offensive realism of his team to justify the final result. “Lille is very strong, especially at home. I think we were better in the match, but we were missing a few details to win. What did he miss? We have to talk about the terrain that handicapped us, but that’s not all. We have chances, but we lacked realism in front of goal, football is like that, it’s a question of realism, that’s what we lacked today.thus judged the Parisian environment at the microphone of Prime Video. A reaction is now expected against FC Metz, this Wednesday evening, for the last day of the first leg of the French championship…