The 10 shirt shines again but the alarm signal goes off at Vasco
It is not news to anyone that Dimitri Payet is one of the best players in Brazilian territory. The 36-year-old attacking midfielder doesn’t feel his age and makes the difference for the Vasco team. Since his debut match in the Brasileirão on 3 September 2023 against Bahia, Payet has changed the way football is played at the club.
Although he had some difficulty adapting in the first few games, last year the Frenchman was a key player in saving Vasco from the relegation zone. If the numbers of the first season were not so alarming, 2 goals and 1 assist in 17 games, anyone who has seen the team’s matches can say that the spirit of the team changed when Payet entered the field for Cruzmaltino.
Dimitri’s goals were directly responsible for the 6 points in the league, against Fortaleza and América Mineiro. The goals helped the team finish 15th in Serie A last year.
Coming into the 2024 season, Payet has also impressed outside the four lines. The star returned to Vasco with 8 kilos less and was praised by physical trainer Diego Pereira
– We managed to lose Payet by eight kilos in two months. He came back from holidays even slimmer, with a really good percentage, he reached 88kg and now he is 80. He worked in Europe at 82, so he is thinner. He is a very serious guy, very loyal and also takes his diet seriously.
During the pre-season in Uruguay, Payet had two good performances, against San Lorenzo and against Deportivo Maldonado. In the second match he secured the victory with a beautiful goal. Vasco’s matches in the new season demonstrated old creative problems. Without Payet, the team takes a long time to mount its attacks and shows no danger with the ball at its feet. With De Lucca recovered from injury and Serginho forming a good partnership with Praxedes in the match against Madueira, fans will hope that the team improves in the next matches, making Vasco aim for higher positions in 2024.
Source: Terra
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