Returning from suspension at the Parc des Princes this Saturday, should Nicolas Pallois start this Saturday during PSG – FC Nantes? Two journalists from the editorial staff disagree on the subject.
NON
Even if I think that, rather than going with the Castelletto – Zézé tandem, Antoine Kombouaré will be tempted by the idea of a three-way defense at the Parc des Princes, I am not convinced that the 37-year-old player is in the better dispositions to challenge Paris… Especially if Luis Enrique stays with a lively player like Dembélé or Lee in No.9 rather than relaunching Gonçalo Ramos.
If he is still capable of a few warrior matches, the native of Elbeuf remains on a huge blunder which cost Lens a draw (2-3) followed by a suspension against Le Havre for accumulation of yellow cards. Not that I think that Pallois will not have the character to bounce back, but I am afraid that the desire to do well and the excess of commitment will quickly put him under threat. Especially since the LFP has appointed Jérémy Stinat as referee for this match, a referee who gets more than the average in Ligue 1 (3.74 yellow cards per match) and who whistles quite a few penalties (0.37 per match).
Alexandre CORBOZ
OUI
“During their defeat at Lens (2-3), the Canaries had let go of a success which held out their arms to them by conceding two goals in the last minutes and Nicolas Pallois had been guilty of a terrible error on the third goal of the Sang et But before this ball, the veteran was delivering a big match. This makes me think a little of the criticism which accompanied the match of Safonov, the PSG goalkeeper, during the Parisian defeat in Munich (0-1) this Tuesday. In both cases, we only remember the error, and I still find it harsh, even unfair.
No, in my opinion, in this FC Nantes which is going badly, Pallois has an important role to play. We know that the former Bordeaux player is committed, that he has a good state of mind. So I think that the Canaries need him more than ever, his leadership, to get out of trouble. Pallois is the kind of guy you can go to war with. At 37 years old, we can be sure that he will give everything not to end his career in bitter failure. »
Laurent HESS
