Zaïre-Emery reveals the secret behind his return to form at PSG | OneFootball

Warren Zaïre-Emery, a 19-year-old midfielder trained at Paris Saint-Germain and under contract until 2029, spoke to Ligue 1+ in an interview broadcast this Sunday evening before the Classique.

Zaïre-Emery: “I tried to ask myself the right questions”

August 6, 2022, you became the youngest player in history. What did you feel at that moment?

A lot of pride, I had to enjoy it. It could have been the last time. I took a lot of pleasure that day.

What has changed?

You don’t expect it the first time, when you go out with your family, eating, and someone comes up to you for a photo. After that, you get used to it and you live with it.

How did you bounce back after the difficult period? Did you put things in place daily to regain confidence?

I tried to ask myself the right questions: “What made things change, why am I like this?” On my own, I managed to get out of that situation, even though people around us give us advice. That’s a great source of pride. I know that if it happens again one day, I’ll know how to get through it.

Zaïre-Emery: “It’s the intensity that makes me different.”

You’ve played every match, you’ve started 27 times. What’s it like playing right-back?

Honestly, it’s good. I really liked it, it’s not a real right-back position. It’s a hybrid role where you can do a bit of what you want.

What’s different compared to midfield?

Little things, details. When a player makes a run in behind, instead of chasing after him, you have to make a small block, turn him around, that way his run is stopped. What’s also changed is the intensity I put in, whether as a right-back or as a midfielder. It’s the intensity that makes me different.

Zaïre-Emery: “We made history and we want to do it again”

De Zerbi’s words about OM being able to beat PSG? (the interview did take place before the match…)

There are always statements before matches, no matter the teams. I wouldn’t say it pushes us, but it does poke at us a bit, it gives us the desire to win and show that we are better. We are one of the best teams in the world.

The Champions League?

“As Titis. It’s magical. The first Champions League in Paris. We made history and we want to do it again.”

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