PSG: Baticle makes a wild comparison about Zaïre-Emery | OneFootball

Sometimes considered too cautious, Warren Zaïre-Emery (19), midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain, is back in the spotlight after a 2024-2025 season seen as below his usual standards. In L’Équipe, Gérald Baticle, coach of the Espoirs, points out a rare trait: a power in duels that makes him almost untouchable.

The “cautious” Zaïre-Emery is often an oversimplification. Because his game doesn’t always shout, it reassures — and sometimes sobriety is mistaken for timidity. Except that in physical contact, he tells a different story: shoulders, footing, balance, the ability to absorb and then win the impact… Baticle isn’t talking about a “clean” midfielder, he’s describing an “unyielding” player, built to survive in turbulent zones where the ball becomes secondary.

And in a PSG where the midfield is constantly under scrutiny, this particular quality isn’t a bonus: it’s a weapon. Last season may have given the impression of a slowdown, but his physical foundation and strength in duels haven’t disappeared. They’re just waiting for the right context to become obvious again.

In modern football, technique without resistance often ends in pretty sequences… and then in lost balls. Zaïre-Emery, on the other hand, has that rare thing: he imposes his physicality without needing to overdo it.

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