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Journalist
Hungry for sport, he grew up to the sound of Formula 1 engines and the exploits of Ronaldinho. Today, with a Master's degree in sports journalism, he no longer misses an F1 Grand Prix or a PSG match, his two passions and specialties.
Thursday evening on the occasion of the reception of Israel, Didier Deschamps had decided to align Warren Zaire-Emery in a hybrid role, a little advanced, but neither relay nor playmaker. The PSG midfielder seemed a little lost in this role. It must be said that for Ludovic Obraniak, the coach did not give him any gifts.
Started Thursday evening during the match against Israel (0-0), Warren Zaire-Emery was lined up in a new and difficult to describe role. Attacking midfielder, without being a real playmaker, the player of PSG was supposed to compensate for the lack of creativity of the Blues in recent matches. A choice which was not a gift as noted Ludovic Obraniak.
Unprecedented position for Zaire-Emery
« It wasn't a great success, but it wasn't a gift. This boy must be facing the game, never with his back to the game. He will not be able to evolve as a second attacker given his body orientation. I had a hard time seeing any complementarity with Kolo Muani. But, at least, the three circles tried and showed generosity. Kanté worked in front, behind, he saved a few shots. Camavinga tried his luck from afar. But we are clearly missing genius, a boy with a more assertive technical sensitivity to passing, capable of creating, making others play », he blurted out in an interview given to THE TEAMbefore continuing.
“It wasn’t a great success but it wasn’t a gift”
« Olise could play this role but he still needs to be installed behind the attacker. There, he played winger with a full-back who only too rarely doubles up. It was far too easy for the two pistons to defend against us. They didn't need to rush us because they quickly understood that we never center. We had possession throughout the match but we played with two players who came to get the ball at the feet of our central players, which prevented us from creating superiority on the sides and in the middle. We lacked players in the space between the lines. A boy like Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) could be interesting in this role but you shouldn't ask too much either », added Ludovic Obraniak.
