Bradley Barcola sends a first strong message to Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

Bradley Barcola is back. In crisis of confidence for several weeks, the Paris Saint-Germain winger took advantage of this week in mid-January to raise his head. Despite PSG's difficulties against Espaly (N3) in the Coupe de France, the former Lyonnais first regained confidence with an assist for Désiré Doué and a goal. Enough to end a series of 10 matches without a decisive contribution. “There are moments like that. In life, we can not be well, there is more to life than football. I'm going through moments that are a little more difficult than others, I'm trying to get back into it and think 100% about football and give my all to get back to that level.”had also confided the person concerned, author of 11 goals and 3 assists in 26 matches this season, to justify his bad patch.

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A sincerity praised by his trainer, Luis Enrique, who did not fail to give him his support a few hours before a trip to Lens. “He found his way to the goal and delivered assists. I am very happy with his progress since last year. Players experience ups and downs, nothing is linear.. And obviously, the French international (11 caps, 2 goals) now seems determined to return to his standards from the start of the season. This Saturday, during the 18th day of Ligue 1, the 1m82 right-hander confirmed his return to favor on the Bollaert-Delelis pitch. At a press conference after PSG's victory against Lens (2-1), Luis Enrique logically praised his protégé, author of the decisive goal in the 86th minute and an assist on Ruiz's goal.

Barcola has woken up!

“Bradley Barcola is having an exceptional season, he scored and delivered an assist this evening, he scored a goal and delivered an assist in the Cup. I think he's having his best season since the start of his career.”. The Spanish coach also underlined the importance of this goal for the confidence of his player, who was also named man of the match by the FM Editorial Team. “Professional players are not machines, you don't just have to press a button to make it work. Statistics can be good, then not so good, that's how it is. This goal will allow him to increase his confidence but we already have confidence in him. He constantly gives back to us by working on a daily basis. I think it's the best season of his young career.”. Complimentary words, which should logically do the French striker good.

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“We are happy, we started well and we recovered after the goal conceded. We worked hard to score these two goals, so that's good. It feels good, I'm happy to score. I haven't had any doubts these last few days. We will prepare well to be ready against Manchester City.confided the number 29 from Ile-de-France after his decisive goal in Lens. “The truth is he is a great player. He had more difficult matches but he looked in the Cup and he took another big step forward this Saturday in my opinion. I'm happy for him.”added Fabian Ruiz, present in the mixed zone. A welcome return to the forefront both for PSG, which is preparing to play its future on the European scene, but also for the main concerned, who will see competition intensify a little more with the recent arrival of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Enough to disrupt the player trained at OL or increase his goalscoring instinct tenfold? Response in the coming weeks…