Useful for his versatility, Paris Saint-Germain defender Nordi Mukiele has been providing valuable service since the resumption of competition after the 2022 World Cup. believable Achraf Hakimi.
Nordi Mukiele has a string of good matches in Paris.
The absent are always wrong. Achraf Hakimi could soon learn this adage at his expense… After a trying 2022 World Cup with Morocco, the right-back of Paris Saint-Germain was logically allowed to rest.
But in his absence, his replacement, Nordi Mukiele, chained interesting performances, the image of his beautiful copy returned against Angers (2-0) Wednesday in Ligue 1.
Mukiele seduces his world
Not 7/10 by the editorial staff of Maxifoot (see Dbrief and Notes here), the French international shone on this meeting by delivering two decisive passes for Hugo Ekitike and Lionel Messi. But even defensively, the former RB Leipzig player, though lonely in his area, held up against Souleyman Doumbia and Sofiane Boufal. Precious in recent weeks, Mukiele has scored points. If there is a Hakimi understudy left? He’s more than a stunt doubleimmediately replied to the Parisian coach Christophe Galtier in front of the media.
He has this ability to be very versatile, being able to play in central or right defense in a defense of three or four. The fact that Ashraf participated in the World Cup and went far in the competition, he deserves to recover. Nordi has raised his level of play. He is very, very well physically. In this organization, we need to have very high and very aggressive pistons, which bring real added value on the offensive level. In that sense, he is very good at the moment. It’s a big advantage for me, the coach, but also for the team to have players like Nordi and Achraf on the sideappreciated the PSG coach.
A very important versatility
For his part, the 25-year-old talent has rightly chosen to calm things down in relation to this competition with Hakimi. Pressure Ashraf? I’m not focused on that. Me, I try to make my matches, no matter where I play, in the axis or right. We all know that Achraf is a very good player. I’m there to help the team, to play my matches when the coach calls on me. I did and I’m very happysoberly how the native of Montreuil in the mixed zone.
Sometimes irregular and nonchalant on the defensive plan, the Moroccan has in any case now a competitor worthy of the name. And Galtier clearly has a credible alternative in the event of an injury, a suspension or a form for his usual holder. Then with his versatility and his ability to evolve in the axis, Mukiele still risks rendering valuable services to PSG over a second half of the season which promises to be busy. While some rookies are struggling to win (Renato Sanches or Carlos Soler for example), the Habs have made their way to Paris.
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