Seen and read about PSG in the French press this Saturday, October 5, 2024. Ousmane Dembélé returns to Parisian training, will the sidelining of the Frenchman leave its mark, Luis Enrique still looking for the right formula in midfield…
In today’s edition, The team wonders if the episode Ousmane Dembélé will leave traces
PSG. Sanctioned by Luis Enrique
at the start of the week for disciplinary reasons (strong exchange with the coach and lateness for training), the Parisian number 10 found the Campus PSG this Friday. But this sanction raises questions. To understand the source of the problem, we have to go back to last summer, when the French international announced his “resolutions”. At the microphone of
TF1he declared: “This season I’m going to try to take my chances even more, to be a little more personal. » He thus expressed to those close to him his desire to take on greater responsibilities.
“At 27, the native of Vernon projects himself as the figure of this new Parisian project. A speech which also follows discussions with the club’s management, which would have encouraged him to establish himself more as the number 1 offensive weapon. Without, however, promising him, according to the club, a separate status. Even less, we explained to PSG
this Friday, regarding decisions which concern the scope of action of Luis Enrique »reports
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But, the ambition toOusmane Dembélé quickly comes up against a choice from his coach: the appointment of
Vitinha as a penalty taker. A decision misunderstood by the 2018 world champion. In a calm exchange after the victory at Havre on August 16 (1-4, with a penalty transformed by Vitinha), the former Barcelona player had already expressed his disappointment. Subsequently, on several occasions and notably in the face of
Gérone in Champions League
(1-0), Ousmane Dembélé goes through matches with a certain frustration despite his current efficiency (4 goals and 4 assists). “With restrictive offensive animation, instructions which limit certain individual initiatives and where he does not always have the opportunity to express himself. » When
Luis Enrique criticizes him for his selfishness after the match against Rennes (3-1), especially towards his teammates, Ousmane Dembélé reacts.
“As if the technician’s speech, once again, slowed down his new statistical ambitions. » In order to achieve this reintegration, the two men spoke and it is officially time for appeasement. It now remains to be seen whether this will leave any traces in the weeks to come, concludes the sports daily.
For his part, The Parisian focuses on the midfield of PSG sous Luis Enrique. And this sector of play suffers during big matches. Facing
Gérone (1-0 victory, with Warren
Zaïre-Emery, Vitinha et Fabian
Ruiz) et Arsenal (2-0 defeat, with
Warren Zaïre-Emery, Vitinha et
João Neves), the midfield trident showed little mastery with insufficient impact in the duels and no particular character. The Parisian coach is always looking for the right formula for his midfield, as evidenced by his choices during the two European meetings. Placed in front of the defense, Vitinha has experienced a decline since the start of the season but maintains his lead over the others in his position. Concerning Warren Zaïre-Emeryhe is digesting his first full season with the Rouge & Bleu. For
João Neveshe showed strong arguments for creating scoring chances. Finally, Fabian Ruiz
displays a double face, “a flamboyant player with
Spain and often neutral with the
PSG. Despite everything, he has his supporters. »
Facing Arsenalthe trio
Zaïre-Emery – Vitinha–
João Neves had an average age of just over 20 years and a relatively short experience in Champions League with just over 17 matches of
C1 on average (28 for Vitinha,
14 pour Zaïre-Emery and 11 for
Neves). But nothing to be alarming for the former Parisian, Didier Domi : “They will still progress, pass new milestones. I know patience is not our strong suit Paris but what we see is in the order of things. Paris hasn’t recruited any stars, there are young people in the middle, so I’m not worried. Arsenal is a team almost already finished, with very powerful midfielders. For
Paristhere is nothing serious. It has very high level midfielders with great potential. It’s like
Désiré Doué. He is exceptional, but we must give him time to acclimatize. THE Neves,
Zaïre-Emery, Gifted everyone still has things to learn. I think we don’t emphasize enough the quality ofArsenal. There is a gap which shows the path that remains to be accomplished. It’s still the start of the season, the coach is looking for the best team, several false 9s have been tried… The PSG is still in progress. » Other big tests will await
PSG in this news Champions League with l’Atlético de Madrid,
Manchester City and the Bayern Munich still on the program.
