The Portuguese left-back has had an up-and-down start to the season for Paris Saint-Germain. He is still a starter, but he has missed many matches, in addition to performing at an average level at times. To his credit, Luis Enrique likes to use him as a central third when his team attacks. It is enough to restrain the former Lisbon player at times, who seems to have become more free of choice recently.
Nuno Mendes shines for Portugal again
Because yes, the matches follow each other and it is similar for Nuno Mendes with Portugal. It's simple and clear: he has been, for a long time, unstoppable on his left side. As evidenced by his very strong new performance against Robert Lewandowski's Poland on Saturday night.
After winning 1-3 on hostile soil, the Portuguese were able to rely on Nuno Mendes who was firing on all cylinders. He was involved in his team's final goal, showing impressive activity and leaving no rest for the Polish defence. His association with Rafael Liao caused great damage.
A very valuable player because of his profile
Further proof that the Paris Saint-Germain defender is a tremendous transitional player. Hopefully, Luis Enrique will appreciate the version presented by his player in order to somewhat review his strategy towards him. In fact, it would be a shame not to utilize such a profile to 100% of his abilities, especially in today's football.
Passionate and self-taught, I run the editorial board at AllezParis.fr. A Paris Saint-Germain fan and left-footed follower of Siaka Tenny, my footballing tastes are sometimes questionable.
