The Tactical Tweaks Luis Enrique Made vs Nantes

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On Wednesday evening, PSG comprehensively won their game in hand at home to Nantes with a 3-0 victory at the Parc Des Princes, taking them four points above second place Lens, with both teams now having played the same amount of games.

So, let's take a look at the tactical tweaks Luis Enrique used during this important win.

Interestingly, we saw Lucho use Warren Zaire-Emery as a left-back in this game. The nominal central midfielder has played as a right-back on a number of occasions over the past two years, but for a right footed player, it is a different task altogether to play on the left side.

However, the 20-year old played very well. He was very comfortable and secure in possession, and was tenacious without the ball. During the game, he made five recoveries, won 3/4 ground duels, completed 3/3 long balls, and had 86 touches of the ball despite playing for just an hour.

Once again, Enrique opted to continue with the Lucas Beraldo as the defensive midfielder experiment. Owing to his good form in this role, a potential contract extension for the Brazilian international has been discussed.

During the win over Nantes, he once again had a very good game in the midfield. He was able to break play up, whilst also showing his ball playing abilities, as he created three chances during the game.

There was an interesting role for Dro Fernandez, who got the nod to start in this one. The Spanish youngster played as the left sided central midfielder, but would often interchange with Zaire-Emery in build up down that side.

This helped to create space and opportunities for Khvicha Kvratskhelia, who scored twice and nearly scored once more. This was an interesting left hand side dynamic, and could be the move until is back from injury. Some were surprised that it was not Kang-in Lee who was trusted to start in the midfield, but you can't say it didn't work.