By the end of the season, Lucas Hernandez should have secured more league starts with PSG than in any previous season, whether with Atlético Madrid or Bayern. This shows the importance he has in the Parisian eleven, where he quickly earned his starting stripes at the start of the season, also benefiting from the absence of Nuno Mendes in the left lane. But over the past few weeks, something has gone wrong.
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It first started with a choice, then considered doubtful, by Luis Enrique, during the first leg against Real Sociedad in the Champions League. He then preferred to start the newcomer, Lucas Beraldo, not a specialist in the left-back position, during the round of 16 first leg at the Parc des Princes. “There was no physical problem. It’s like a journalist: why are you asking questions? Why do I make choices? I am a coach, I put the eleven that I considered the best. If I had to do it again, I would choose the same players.”, Luis Enrique said that evening. However, when he entered the game, Lucas Hernandez quickly locked down the restless Kubo, who had tormented Beraldo until then.
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Stronger competition
At PSG, the arrival of Lucas Beraldo and the long-awaited return of Nuno Mendes to the left lane are reshuffling the cards. And Lucas Hernandez has lost his grit in recent weeks, like his first period against Montpellier. Unfortunately, this was also seen in the French team, against Germany, where he was, like his partners, in difficulty in the commitment. However, this is its greatest strength in normal times. The newspaper The team evokes his knee injury last season to explain a lack of explosiveness in the first meters, but not only that. “In those around the capital club, we also regret a daily life that is sometimes less focused on performance”. An elegant way of saying that the player enjoys more of the joys of Parisian life?
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He wouldn’t be the first to give in to the many temptations, but Lucas Hernandez will have to quickly refocus so as not to lose everything in the home stretch of the season. Because competition is once again keen at PSG, with a coach who hardly trusts the statutes, and it is just as keen in the French team. His brother Théo took advantage of a more affordable opponent on Tuesday evening, Chile, to show the extent of his offensive palette. Reference in the French team since the 2018 World Cup, Lucas Hernandez should not become a source of concern.
Pub. 03/28/2024 6:00 p.m. Updated 03/28/2024 7:07 p.m.
2024-03-28 17:00:38
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