The matches pass and Manuel Ugarte gradually becomes indispensable to this midfielder. Aggressive and omnipresent, he once again made his qualities as a recuperator speak. Against Lorient and Toulouse, the Uruguayan posted a record of 9 then 15 balls recovered. Against Lens (3-1), this total amounts to 10. All smiles and with short but frank answers, the neo-Parisian returned after the meeting to the role entrusted by Luis Enrique and the dynamics of his team.
It’s your third game with PSG, how are you feeling?
UGARTE MANUAL. I am very happy and feel very comfortable. More and more comfortable.
Many Parisian supporters are amazed by your qualities, how do you live it?
I’m very happy here, it’s a great team to play with. Thanks to my teammates, the technical staff, the club and the city, I believe that a team is being born and today we demonstrated it.
In relation to your role within this PSG team, what does Luis Enrique ask of you?
He asks the team in general and me personally to recover as quickly as possible and that is very important. We create chances when we have the ball and when we lose it we recover it as quickly as possible to attack again.
In this three-way environment, how do you feel with Warren Zaire-Emery and Vitinha?
It’s incredible ! They are two players with a lot of quality, with a lot of intensity. It’s a pleasure to play with them and I think we had a great match today.
Finally the first victory has arrived, are you relieved?
Without a doubt ! It’s important at home. The atmosphere was incredible. Truly unbelievable. We had a big game and we dominated a big part of the game against a big team. It’s true that Lens is a great team. We had a lot of chances. We had a great match but we can play even better.
How does it feel to play with Mbappé?
It’s incredible ! He’s the best player in the world. He surprises me every day. Everything about him surprises me, his skill and his technical qualities. He scored two goals and brought a lot to the team.
