PSG: the Gana Guèye machine relaunched
Idrissa Gana Guèye is currently, without a doubt, the strong man of the Paris Saint Germain midfielder. Since his two games against Bayern Munich, in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the Senegalese international has changed the look on his person.
Idrissa Gana Guèye marked the spirits during the double confrontation against Bayern Munich (2-3, 1-0). The Senegalese international was indeed one of the key men in qualifying Paris Saint Germain in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Monstrous, enormous in the intermediate line, the Lion of Téranga has seduced more than one. Slaughter, recovery, interception, Gana had revisited the panoply of a modern defensive midfielder. “It’s a machine” , had balanced his trainer Mauricio Pochettino at the end of the lost game (1-0).
However, under the threat of a suspension for the semi-finals, Gana did not, however, ease off. The Lion ate his opponents and delivered a performance worthy of a great No. 6. Riolo was “ happy to see him (Gana) at this level. He is truly the strong man of the PSG midfielder. He’s a little Kanté and I’m not even sure he has a lot to envy him in the end. This is a kid who must give confidence, it must become a Taulier of this team, has commented the same consultant who loses his words evoking the “machine”.
Aborted departure in January
Idrissa Gana Guèye, however, almost left PSG during the last transfer window. His performances had not convinced and the player had lost the confidence that goes with it. Tuchel then no longer relied too much on him to entrust him with this role of sentry. “He no longer has the confidence in his game. Certainly because of the pressure,” said his coach Tuchel last August . And some like Jimmy Adjovi-Boco, accuses the German technician of having been at the origin of the decline in form of Guèye, who even became an undesirable at the Parc des Princes. And the rumors sent him, however, to Wolverhampton, Manchester United and even to the modest formation of Newcastle. In the end, Guèye stayed. He fought like a Lion to (re) find his place in the prestigious workforce of PSG. “In order for him to give his full potential, he needs to be physically well, ” points out Jimmy Adjovi-Boco, one of his trainers.
Zidane targets Gana Guèye for his midfield
His two outings against Bayern could pay him big at the end of the season. Because Gana Guèye is already the viewfinder of Real Madrid coach Zinédine Zidane. The Senegalese defensive midfielder would greatly appeal to the French technician who wants to associate him with Casemiro in the midfield of the “White House”. According to Todo Fichajes , the Lion could be ZZ’s priority. Especially since his first two targets namely, Eduardo Camavinga and Paul Pogba, are not sure to be won. So Gana Guèye would be a nice replacement option for the former French champion of 1998.
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