Rabat – Like many other major news outlets in recent days, Le Parisien has heaped praise on Moroccan right-back Achraf Hakimi, drawing attention to his remarkable fitness and tactical intelligence throughout this season.
The news outlet stressed how Hakimi has been reliably present for his teams in the past few years. He has been tactically brilliant and physically impressive this season, the outlet wrote, recalling that the right-back has played to date 57 games for both club and country.
For Le Parisien, Hakimi confirmed everything “we already know about the Moroccan right-back. Beyond his influence, Le Parisien also commended his “explosive acceleration down the flank,” but acknowledged Hakimi still has room for improvement for some defensive shortcomings.
The news outlet quoted Romain Saiss, Hakimi’s national teammate, as attesting that Hakimi is always ready to play every game and stay on the pitch for 90 minutes.
“He never wants to rest. I think rest is a word that’s not in his vocabulary,” Saiss said, noting that this season he benefited from Luis Enrique’s management that allowed him to be “fresher and more consistent.”
“But when you see the energy he puts out during a match, you can definitely call him a top-level athlete,” Saiss concluded.
With 46 PSG games to his name under Luis Enrique, Hakimi stands out this season as the second-most-used player by the Spanish coach. .
“The best African player in Ligue 1 stands out for his ability to combine a massive running volume,” the news outlet said. He makes over 20 sprints per match in the French league, it noted, highlighting his top speed that the player can maintain over distance and repeat multiple times.
The same source highlighted how the Atlas Lion has been the fastest player in the Champions League, tying with Erling Haaland, with Kylian Mbappe coming third.
Hakimi also ranks fourth for total distance covered in the competition over 16 matches, according to Le Parisien. All of this shows how and why the Moroccan right-back has become an indispensable presence in Luis Enrique’s impressive PSG team.
