The way in which PSG managed the exit of Marco Verratti did not matter to Bixente Lizarazu. Consultant on TF1, the world and European champion frankly gave his feelings.
The defeat of PSG conceded at home against Nice (2-3, 5th day of Ligue 1) has been widely commented on since Friday evening. The lack of consistency in the Parisian midfielder was one of the areas singled out.
The absence of the Uruguayan Manuel Ugarte, left on the bench by Luis Enrique like the South Americans who returned late from selection, would have been felt at the Parc des Princes against the Nice.
“ Without Ugarte, it’s not at all the same impact, there’s not at all the same intensity. And after that, Zaire-Emery and Vitinha, it’s a little light in terms of technical mastery,” analyzed Bixente Lizarazu, Sunday in Téléfoot.
“They did everything to clear it this summer”
The 1998 world and 2000 European champion believes that PSG may have made a mistake in no longer wanting Marco Verratti: “ Why are we making him leave? Because he, this technical quality, of keeping the ball, is extraordinary. »
Regarding the Italian player, Bixente Lizarazu also returned to the farewells organized on the lawn of the Parc des Princes a few minutes before PSG-Nice. And here too, the Basque does not slow down.
“The ceremony was pretty, but his departure was violent. They were stupid. They did everything to clear it this summer,” says the consultant. Did a Verratti, despite all his faults in physical preparation, not need this technical quality? There is not one with this technical quality at Paris Saint-Germain. »
