He arrived as a potential good move, but left PSG through the back door. Pablo Sarabia’s Parisian adventure, from summer 2019 to January 2023, with a loan to Sporting in the meantime, will not have been a real success. So brilliant in Seville in La Liga, the Spanish international failed to rise to the level required for a PSG player and therefore packed his bags. Although he hasn’t particularly shone in Ligue 1, he has, however, performed fairly well in England since his arrival at Wolves a little over a year ago.
He took power
After a relatively good first six months of adaptation, during which he played a series of matches both as a starter and as a substitute, the winger trained at Real Madrid is having a more than interesting 2023/2024 season. This season, he has scored 3 goals and delivered 6 assists in 19 Premier League matches, including 13 as a starter, he who also had a bit of a taste on the bench in the first part of the season. But it is well forgotten, he who is coming out of a very good month of February, having been decisive in matches against opponents of the caliber of Manchester United and Tottenham, and being definitively installed in Gary O’Neil’s eleven.
Lined up in support of the striker, a position generally occupied by Hee-Chan, we find Sarabia from Seville. Namely this player always well positioned between the lines, capable of making differences by himself or by finding a well positioned teammate. All while being able to shake the opposing nets regularly. Above all, the Wolves need him more than ever, since they will have to cope without Matheus Cunha, injured, for several more weeks.
The most dangerous player in the Premier League?
The Athletic has even revealed a surprising statistic which clearly demonstrates the astonishing level of form that the Spaniard is experiencing. He is the player who creates the most chances in the Premier League – 3.4 chances created every 90 minutes – ahead of many stars like Martin Odegaard or Bruno Fernandes. A real feat considering the players ranked behind him, especially since he also plays in a mid-table team. He is also the second player in the championship in terms of assists per 90 minutes, with 0.54 assists per 90 minutes. Roughly speaking, an assist every two games.
“It took me a little while to figure out how to use Pablo. He was a little frustrated at first because he wasn’t playing as much as he wanted. We haven’t always agreed on everything but now I see how much of an impact he can have on our matches.”, confided his trainer a few days ago. Then, as reported by the English media, the player also took on a leadership role in the locker room, not hesitating to mentor the young players. Really good news for the Wolves therefore, but also for the Spanish selection, since Sarabia, who has not played for La Roja since the end of the 2022 World Cup, is now a credible candidate for a place at the Euro…
