Behind the new dimension taken by Vitinha in recent months is a renowned architect in the person of Luis Enrique. The PSG midfielder, who had a complicated first season in the capital, changed his stature last season under the orders of the Spanish coach. During an interview granted this Tuesday to RMC, in the program “Rothen s’igname”, number 17 had only “good things to say” about the technician who allowed him to progress at full speed in the capital club.
“He made me reach a level that I didn’t think I would reach so soon,” he admitted. I expected to get to this point, but not in a year. He helped me individually to get to this point. Collectively, I have nothing but good things to say about him. He talks a lot individually. I like things to be very clear. I identify a lot with his idea of the game too, tactically. It’s hard for me to say something that’s not good. Even on a human level, he is incredible. »
And when it comes to judging the level of the Parisian squad, younger, less bling-bling, and more focused on the collective, Vitinha also adheres to his coach’s speech: in his eyes, the current version of PSG is now stronger than last season despite the departure of Kylian Mbappé this summer to Real Madrid.
“For me, PSG now is stronger than last year,” said the 23-year-old Portuguese. And it will continue. When you lose a player who is one of the best players in the world, who scores 50 goals, it’s obvious that it changes the team and the dynamic a little, it changes everything, but not for the worse. »
“I want to continue and do new things”
Having now become an executive with a strong voice, the former Porto player is not alarmist about PSG’s sluggish start to the season in the Champions League: he remains convinced by the progress of the Parisian collective as it progresses. measurement of European meetings. “Even if we are young, even if we don’t have a lot of experience in the Champions League, we are a group with a lot of qualities. Maybe with lesser known players but I don’t think that’s important, considers Vitinha You will progress in a season. I think we’re already better and we’re going to be even better. We’re not worried because we played well. We felt we could win, apart from Arsenal which was a slightly different match. We have all the capacity to create a great Champions League. Like the fans, we want to play well, we want to win and we will do everything for it. »
During this interview, Vitinha also took the opportunity to reiterate his attachment to the club which he joined in the summer of 2022 for 40 million euros. The midfielder did not clearly acknowledge the fact that he was going to extend until 2029, as we announced on October 21, but he exposed the strong ties that now unite him with his club and the city . “Every year that goes by, you become more attached to the club. It’s my third year and I feel very good. I want to continue this momentum, collectively and individually. I love the city. I love my house. I like the Campus. I prefer to look closer. But in the coming years, I want to continue here, I want to do new things. »
