The defensive sector of Paris Saint-Germain gets a lot of attention. In the cages, Lucas Chevalier struggles to assert himself in a clear manner and certain central defenders are regularly singled out. We obviously think of the Ukrainian Illia Zabarnyi after his terrible match against Bayer Leverkusen (two penalties caused, a red card), but also of Lucas Beraldo. At 21, the former São Paulo resident will celebrate his two years at PSG next January.
Recruited for €20 million, the Brazilian is supposed to be a bet in the medium term. Today, it is clear that Beraldo is not (yet) able to shake up the hierarchy at the central hinge. In his defense, the native of Piracicaba was certainly often repositioned as a left back during his first season in Paris, but he was also capable of making very good starts as against Liverpool last season. However, after 6 matches this season, the Auriverde international does not convince, like his last match against Strasbourg.
Luis Enrique loves Beraldo
In difficulty, the Brazilian was replaced by Willian Pacho an hour into the game and the impact of the Ecuadorian was immediately felt, particularly in a much more confident Zabarnyi. Asked about the progress of his player, Luis Enrique did Luis Enrique: he defended his colt. ” I hope so ! What I'm looking for, as a coach, is to improve the team, but also individually. And in this sense, Beraldo is very young, but he has a lot of experience, a personality. He is a player that I particularly like for his ability to play with the ball and to defend intelligently. I'm happy with him. Right now, he's not playing all the games he wants, but that's how it is in this team. »
Left on the bench in Brest (3-0), will the Brazilian have the opportunity to come out for tomorrow's match against Lorient? If Paris has to manage playing time in view of the Champions League match against Bayern Munich in a week, the capital club is only one point ahead of its first pursuer in the league. So not sure that there will be a B team tomorrow in Brittany. But as usual, Luis Enrique did not want to say more about its composition. “We are looking to balance that, that all players have minutes. These are opportunities for players. Tomorrow it will be very difficult. We try to manage the players' minutes, it's important for me. »
