Paris Saint Germain signed a brilliant match against Bruges (4-1) to close out the group stage of the Champions League. Some players from Pochettino’s squad came out strengthened from the clash at the Parque de los Príncipes. It is the case of Messi or Mbappé, the two great protagonists. But also others with their shadow work such as Verrati or Donnarumma. The Italian goalkeeper is winning integers in the fight for goal with Keylor Navas.
Quite the opposite happens with two footballers of the Parisian team. Both arrived in Paris this summer as star signings. They are Achraf and Wijnaldum. They are not giving the expected level and were the most questioned after the Champions League clash against Bruges. “But what is happening to Achraf Hakimi? Where did this incredible counterattack go? His game says it all about his current confidence deficit on the ball. It seems so left … without a valid competitor, the former Inter player will have to react “, says L’Equipe.
“The case of Georginio Wijnaldum is also worrying. Decisive in Lens, the Dutchman, interesting for his in-depth calls (one of the few players to produce any), He does not seem to speak the same football as his teammates. With too low a technical sensitivity, he tended to irritate Messi “, added the prestigious French media.
The situation of the former Madridista is not new, and he has been giving people talk for weeks. During the first two months of Ligue 1, Achraf Hakimi became PSG’s best player. The full back, signed for 60 million from Inter in the summer, was erected like an airplane. But for two months, the physicist of the Moroccan international has begun to resent. OROne of the great debates that has been generated in France is to wonder if Achraf is really a valid player for a defense of 4. Achraf himself affirmed a few days ago the difficulty that Ligue 1 has.
Another that seems to have not yet fitted in in the French capital is Wijnaldum. The midfielder is not offering his best version and this has caused bells to ring with his future. This Tuesday ‘TeamTalk’ reports that Wijnaldum is sorry for his decision to go to PSG and is already thinking about leaving in the winter market. We’ll see if Achraf and Wijnaldum are able to reverse that phase …