The PSG midfielder already plays the final: “We are young, but who has no more experience wins”
It is one of the new faces of the new Paris Saint Germain who downloaded the great stars to focus on the collective, in the name of teamwork, the single at the service of the group, and a football where everyone must run, sweat, attack and defend together. According to the principles of Luis Enrique that he found in Vitor Machado Ferreira, aka Vitinha, the ideal director. The Portuguese arrived in Paris three years ago, when the era of the champions was at the height with Messi, Neymar and Mbappé still together. A trident that should have guaranteed glory to the Emir club. Instead, the PSG ended up outside the carriageway in the round of 16 of Champions and the Cup of France, risking to lose the championship. And so the turning point matured, relying on elements such as the ex of the port, quickly integrated into Paris, from the successor of Verratti with whom he shared the locker room for a year, taking notes. Then the Italian, after 11 seasons at the PSG, migrated to the Arabs of Doha, and Vitinha collected his inheritance. The 25 -year -old does not have the unpredictable creativity of Verratti, but space was made with excellent technique, game vision, good dribble in the strait, skills of distance. The ideal synthesis for Lucho who at the Portuguese entrusted the task of managing the rhythms and dynamics of a team that comes with confidence to the Champions League final with Inter: “It was a very long season -Vitinha explains to us -, at times very difficult but we have worked hard to get here. So we can now face this moment in a positive way, taking advantage of every moment we are living”.
As a heir of Verratti, how do the duel with Inter Barella who replaced Verratti in the national team?
“It will be an interesting challenge. So far we have made a nice journey like Inter who has great players in midfield. Not only a stretcher, but also Mkhityan and Calhanoglu, without forgetting Frattesi who decided the match against Barcelona. We know what awaits us well, but we also have qualities to assert. We are ready”.
What idea did you do theter?
“It is a team that never gives up, who has a lot of experience at the highest levels, with so much quality not only techniques and tactics, but also a great mental strength. Just like us. For this reason I am sure that it will be a great game”.
Can Inter experience make a difference?
“I don’t think, even if we are a younger team, we have still managed to get to the final. And it is not written anywhere that the team is always with the most experience that the Champions League wins. Inter is a great team, it will be a difficult game, but we are ready”.
The golden ball also play on this match Lautaro and Dembélé?
“In my opinion Dembélé would already deserve it now. But the season is not yet over and I hope that the Champions League final will help him to impose himself”.
In this PSG that has no more stars, Dembélé has become a point of reference like Luis Enrique.
“To be honest I think that the key of this season is in the fact that a real team was born, with a true leader like Luis Enrique. And among the players, it is clear that Dembélé stands out for its qualities”.
Is PSG better than last year?
“Yes and we announced that we would do everything you need to improve. This year we are more team, plus a collective. It was not easy, because at the beginning, especially in the Champions League, we struggled to score. We were missing only that. When we unlocked ourselves, however, we made confidence, gaining more certainties in our game, and we did the qualitative leap”.
It will be a particular game for Donnarumma, former Milan against Inter, the Italian team.
“Gigio was one of the protagonists of our season. He has saved us several times, against Arsenal, Aston Villa and Liverpool. When playing this is the best goalkeeper in the world. It is a pleasure and a privilege to play with him”.
Who is the favorite of this final?
“In such an final there are no favorites. On the field there are two great teams that will do everything to win. What I can guarantee to our fans is that PSG will do everything possible to make our dream come true.”
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