Coming into play against Lens on Saturday, the young (19 year old) Parisian striker imagines a bright future in Paris.
Désiré Doué, the Parisian patient. Snatched from Bayern Munich and recruited for €60 million including bonus last summer, the 19-year-old Olympic vice-champion is struggling to find his place in Paris. He is one of the least used outfield players by Luis Enrique. Saturday, during the victory against Lens (1-0), the former Rennais replaced Marco Asensio in the 71st. His tenth appearance – including three starts – in the colors of the capital club, for a total of 377 minutes, with an assist to boot (in Lille at the beginning of September).
Against the Sang et Or, Doué gave an impression already seen during his last outings, voluntary but not decisive, almost a little shy, not yet comfortable enough to fully exploit the qualities seen in Brittany. On Saturday, he played on the left and in the center. We have seen him on the right or in midfield in recent weeks. Ball-shaped versatility? “At my age, 19, I have the chance to be versatile. I continue to work on this. I have offensive qualities, I can defend, it’s lucky, it allows me to play a lot of minutes and continue to integrate myself into the team as best as possible.corrects the native of Angers, who is not the type to complain about his little playing time. “PSG is a very big club, which has a lot of ambition, I have it too, my objective is to progress every day in training and in matches”insists the brother of Strasbourg resident Guela Doué.
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It’s when I’m on the pitch that I’m comfortable.
Désiré Doué
“When I enter the field, the coach gives me tactical advice, particularly on the defensive level, and offensively, I have to express myself as best as possible, find my partners and create danger. That’s what I’m trying to do.”he continues. And to add, with modesty: “I try to adapt to the PSG game, to play with my teammates, to read the situations as best as possible. I’m still young, there are mistakes, some very good things too. I continue to work. The coach helps me a lot. It’s very important to me.”.
At 19 years old, Désiré Doué knows well that his room for improvement is significant. “What can we progress on? A little bit of everything, we work on everything in training, offensively, defensively, the most important thing is to be relevant, to make the best choices at the best time on the pitch.he swears. What if a small goal could allow him to unblock the machine, to let go and above all to make Luis Enrique want even more to entrust him with responsibilities? “No, I don’t think that one goal will make me start in all the matches, but the quality of my entries will be relevant in my game. And I think that as time goes on, I will be able to settle down. in this team »he guesses.
Regarding his preferred positioning, Doué responds with a pirouette seen and reviewed: “It’s when I’m on the pitch that I’m comfortable”. We can imagine. For the rest, he trusts time. “I feel good, the coach trusts me, the team too, they have integrated me very well and I am sure that I will have more and more playing time”he assures. In the meantime, PSG did the job on Saturday evening. A success which allows the Rouge et Bleu to take off in the Ligue 1 standings. However, the more Paris is ahead, the more Luis Enrique will offer minutes… to the players who deserve it. It’s up to Désiré Doué to seize the opportunity every time it presents itself.
