In France, they named Zabarny’s main problem that can no longer be fixed

Journalist for the respected French publication Le Parisien Laurent Perrin I appreciated the performance of the Ukrainian national team defender Ilya Zabarny After moving to PSG:

“Did the attempt to sign Zabarny fail? It’s too early to say. He’s only been here for five months and he’s 23, which is pretty young for a centre-back where experience is so important.

He played only ten minutes against Sporting in Lisbon (1:2), but Alisson Santos easily overtook him in one of the segments. What can be said for sure today?

Zabarny was too slow to play as a right-back and Luis Enrique did him no favors by playing him on the wing.

As for the rest, let’s give it a little more time. One thing is clear: those who believed that Zabarny would oust Marquinhos from the starting eleven are now silent.

Even if the Ukrainian player improves his position and his game by playing with other attacking players, he will no longer be able to gain speed. This is the real problem.

We still remember the terrible one-on-one match he had with Mbappe during the French team’s second goal against the Ukrainian team in early September. That day we saw exactly what distinguishes a Ukrainian from a high level (lack of speed),” Perren concluded.

Zabarny played 23 matches at club level this season and scored one goal in these matches. The 23-year-old defender’s contract expires in June 2030 and his transfer fee is 50 million euros.