Life without Warren Zaire-Emery. This is what awaits Paris Saint-Germain for the coming weeks. Summoned by Didier Deschamps to honor his first selection with the France team during this international break, the young 17-year-old Parisian midfielder thought he would have an idyllic debut… before a strong tackle from a Gibraltar player on Saturday evening. Author of his first goal in the tricolor jersey, the native of Montreuil finally gave up his place a few seconds later, victim of a major sprain during the action. Replaced by Youssouf Fofana in the 20th minute of play, the Parisian Titi will also miss, at a minimum, a month and a half of competition with the reigning French champions.
A big blow for Luis Enrique, now forced to find the right formula to replace the one who covered 45.8 kilometers in the first four European matches, the highest total in the squad. With this in mind, we presented to you, during the weekend, the different possible options for the former La Roja coach. As such and beyond tactical considerations, Fabian Ruiz (27 years old) appears, on recent form, as the logical replacement with Manuel Ugarte and Vitinha. However, if the former FC Barcelona coach – who does not say he is worried in private – can, today, rely on a substantial reservoir to relatively calmly approach the next decisive weeks of the Rouge et Bleu (Monaco, Newcastle , Dortmund, Lille), another, more unexpected solution could also emerge.
Warren Zaire-Emery on the verge of disrupting PSG’s plans!
Apart from Fabian Ruiz, Kang-In Lee, Carlos Soler, Danilo Pereira or the young Cher Ndour and Ethan Mbappé to fill this void, the 53-year-old Spaniard possibly has another option. In today’s edition, The Team advances thus that Luis Enrique could consider replacing Danilo Pereira in the axis of the Parisian defense, alongside a certain Milan Skriniar. An adjustment which would then allow him to move Marquinhos up a notch, as Thomas Tuchel did in his time. If the current captain of PSG has never been truly convinced by this positioning and clearly does not have the same physical skills as WZE, the idea of seeing the Brazilian in a defensive midfielder role cannot be ruled out. Even more, the current leader of Ligue 1, decimated by this major injury, could decide to review his plans for the next winter transfer window…
The French daily adds, in this sense, that the Parisian upper echelons, already determined to the idea of enlisting a player with a defensive vocation, would also think of strengthening themselves in midfield next winter. Before that and without the darling of the Parc des Princes, it will be necessary to manage the various confrontations in Ligue 1 as best as possible (trip to Le Havre on December 3 or the receptions of Nantes and Metz on December 9 and 20) and ensure qualification for the eighth of the Champions League final (PSG is currently 2nd in Group F with six points). From internal solutions to the winter transfer window through possible tactical innovations, one thing is certain, the prolonged absence of Warren Zaire-Emery risks completely disrupting Paris Saint-Germain’s plans. A disappointment which could, moreover, confirm the vital aspect of the latter in the Parisian collective…
