Exceptional guest of Stephen Brunch, on RMC, the former player of the club was lenient with this PSG in reconstruction which he bets will be in the top 24 of the Champions League at the end of the league phase .
“I’m not afraid for the future.” The day after a sad draw (1-1) against FC Nantes, which remained on four losses in a row, four days after a desperate setback (0-1) at Bayern, in the Champions League, Nicolas Anelka did not actually not for his former club (1996-1997 then 2000-2002), Paris Saint-Germain.
“They are first in the championship and undefeated, right?”, reminded the former international (69 caps, 14 goals), who pretended to ignore the precarious situation of PSG in the League of Nations rankings, to say the least. champions, with four small points taken in five matches, in the Stephen Brunch show on RMC.
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“They are not yet eliminated, you are in a hurry”, he had fun teasing, without malice
Not convinced that the Parisians were inferior to the Bavarians at the Allianz Arena, Anelka judges the level of PSG “very good in Ligue 1” and “for the moment average in the Champions League”. “Nothing has changed in fact: They are flying over Ligue 1, as usual. Still a little difficulty in the Champions League.”
I like the way they play
Seduced by the game advocated by Luis Enrique despite the chronic lack of efficiency of his attackers, Nicolas Anelka is asking for time for the Asturian coach, under fire from criticism in recent weeks.
“It's a reconstruction. There are no more stars. They are gone. Now you have players who are very good for Ligue 1 but who don't yet have the experience for the Champions League, It takes time. Paris will be in the 24. You need patience. Football is patience, you want to fire him, but who exactly?
Luis Enrique comforted by Al-Khelaïfi
If Paris Saint-Germain is currently going through a strong zone of turbulence, its president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi refuses to give in to panic. “We have attempted revolution every time the results have not been forthcoming since 2011, and this is not a stable or sustainable approach,” the president’s entourage said this week. , according to comments reported by Marca this weekend. In Rothen ignites, on RMC, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi recently affirmed that an early elimination would not lead to the departure of his coach, on the verge of extending with the capital club.
Undefeated French championship leader, Paris Saint-Germain must still travel to Salzburg, then host Manchester City and finally travel to Stuttgart. The capital club currently occupies 25th place, out of the running for the play-offs.
