It was a complete coincidence, but just as Bradley Barcola came on at Portman Road against Ipswich, PSG conceded the equalizer against AS Monaco. The French international is no longer a PSG player and he will have the right to be satisfied with his evening, marked by a first appearance in his new jersey, that of Liverpool, who won their first Premier League match.
Barcola did not start, despite Andoni Iraola’s desire to start his new player. But it was launched quite quickly, in the 64th minute of a match generally controlled by Liverpool, sitting on a two-goal lead quickly scored by Isak. Barcola therefore replaced Victor Munoz, and moved to the left of the attack. A first information on how his trainer intends to use it, while Cody Gakpo slipped into the axis with the exit of Isak.
Iraola liked what he saw
Barcola did not exert his talent during his half hour of play, but he revealed his formidable quality of acceleration, by outpacing his opponents on several occasions. He gave a good ball into the area to Gakpo, who missed his control. That’s about it, but it pleased his coach.
“I think he had good minutes. I think he has very good passing quality. On the counter-attack, on two occasions we didn’t find him, so we’re going to have to learn this kind of movement because he’ll be behind us, constantly threatening. He hasn’t played a single minute competitively since the World Cup, so we have to be a little more careful, but I think he’s been very good.”told Iraola to Skysports. Barcola has revealed glimpses of his talent, and it seems clear that Liverpool are looking forward to him.
