In an interview with Le Parisien, Patrick Guillou, a former defender and now a consultant on beIN SPORTS, praised the performance of Vitinha (25) during the match between Bayer Leverkusen and Paris Saint-Germain. Impressed by the Portuguese midfielder’s accuracy and foresight, the analyst described a player who has become essential to Paris’s game.
Guillou: “Vitinha was breathtaking in his simplicity and his intelligence.”
“Vitinha was breathtaking in his simplicity and his intelligence. On Nuno Mendes’ goal, he broke two lines and eliminated six players single-handedly; it’s crazy. He slowed down, he accelerated, he took the initiative to go for it, he made the pass, and in the end, he scored.
He’s the boss, he’s the metronome. He’s an essential element in the preferential circuits when they start from behind. It feels like we’re waiting for the playmaker, like in the NBA.” »
For several months, Vitinha has embodied the balance and fluidity of Paris Saint-Germain’s game. Against Leverkusen, his influence reached a peak: panoramic vision, precise changes of pace, and that rare ability to “breathe” the ball before striking it right. Patrick Guillou highlighted this role as an invisible catalyst, recalling that the Portuguese is now at the heart of PSG’s “preferential channels” for restarting the game.
His collective intelligence, coupled with an increasingly assertive initiative, makes him a leader in the style of basketball’s “playmakers,” those who dictate the tempo and read the game before anyone else. He’s no longer just a good relay player: he’s PSG’s Luis Enrique-style regulator.
