Recognized by his peers as one of the best midfielders in the world, the PSG metronome was elected personality of the year by the Portuguese daily A Bola. And in an interview given to the newspaper this Saturday, he returned in detail to PSG’s historic season, punctuated by a nice sextuplet.
“For me it’s a practically perfect season. It’s a bit thankless not to say perfect, because there was that final of the Club World Cup, where we went to the final, but otherwise, it was… It was perfect. I played an important role in the very strong team we have. I felt important, I felt that I had a great participation and a great influence in the team, and it was the same in the selection. When it happens, it’s perfect. It was an incredible year, both on a collective and individual level,” analyzed Vitinha.
“We can say that PSG is really the team of the moment”
He then assured that PSG was the best team in the world: “Football is a sport of the moment, as we know. It is constantly evolving. We can say that PSG is truly the team of the moment, the team of the year, there is no doubt about it. But we must continually prove it. This month we had to prove it in December. If we hadn’t won the Intercontinental Cup, the conversation would already be different. Because that’s how it is, we have to prove it all the time in the championship, in the Champions League… So if you ask me in a week, it might not be the case anymore. For now, I would say yes. At least it’s one of the teams at the moment, which is in the lead and one of the best. »
But despite all his titles, and a third place in the Ballon d’Or, the Portuguese midfielder still wants to improve. In this interview, he also spoke about his areas of progress, including an “obsession with his left foot.
“I definitely need to improve my left foot”
“Luis Enrique bothers me day and night to improve my left foot. It’s something that obsesses me too. It was said that my left foot was functional…It’s absurd. My left foot is almost useless. It’s really bad and it’s something I definitely need to improve on. It’s not catastrophic, but compared to my right foot, it’s really bad and I could bring so much more to my game if I could use my left foot better,” he said.
The Portuguese international also had a word for his coach with whom he gets along perfectly: “Luis Enrique had more confidence in me than I had in myself. » What promise a new successful season?
