Seen and read about PSG in the French press this Wednesday, December 18, 2024. The match against AS Monaco, the Parisians can kill the suspense of the championship, the importance of Lee Kang-In under Luis Enrique, focus on the long friendship between João Neves and Gonçalo Ramos…
In today’s edition, The Team
dedicates its front page to the advanced match of the 16th day of Ligue 1 between AS Monaco and the
PSG this Wednesday evening at Stade Louis II (9 p.m. on beIN SPORTS 1). With already seven points ahead at the top of the standings, the Parisian club can already “put all the suspense behind it” in the championship by bringing back the three points from its trip to Principality.
“We would like to heat up the sauce, tell you that the big poster for the Championship is coming this evening, the one which will restart everything and give spice to the second part of the season of a Ligue 1 already radiant in Europe (…) But we would still not play our house on a scenario which would bring Monaco 4 points, to be completely honest. This season, the PSG in Ligue
1it’s Thanos, the big bad guy who crushes everyone and in particular loon (0-3) et l’OL
(3-1) who never really had time to believe it. »
Even more so with the Monaco current player who has suffered five defeats in his last ten matches in all competitions and with captain Denis Zakaria
potentially forfeit.
Additionally, in recent weeks, l’ASM was often penalized by gross errors leading to setbacks against l’OGC Nice (1-2),
Marseille Olympic (1-2), the SL Benfica (2-3) et Arsenal (3-0). The Rocher club has only won one match in five against the top 7 of L1 this season. For his part, the PSG has resumed its march forward after a period of less well. But at
Stade Louis IIthe Parisian club has experienced some difficulties in recent seasons having lost three of its last four meetings. Worse still, in its history, the French champions have only won seven matches out of forty-eight on Monegasque soil. Enough to give a little hope to Monaco and its young workforce.
The sports daily also devotes an article on the usefulness of Lee Kang-In in the game diagram
Luis Enrique. If the South Korean international crystallizes criticism, his influence is not so negligible. The club’s second top scorer with 6 goals, tied with
Ousmane Dembéléthe former of
Majorca raised some questions after missed performances against the RB Salzburg et
Olympique Lyonnais. Eighth most used player in the squad (1,208 minutes), the 23-year-old has the confidence of Luis Enrique.
“The Spaniard adores these technical profiles capable, through their technical accuracy, of ensuring control and continuity in possession. The former Mallorcan is the archetype of this strong player on the first touch, who rarely loses the ball. A mobile player, with obvious tactical intelligence. » In a training that lacks creativity,
Lee Kang-In is an important cog,
“with, for example, the third highest total of last passes before a shot in L1 (34, behind Rémois
This et Dembele’s). »
But at the right winger position, his range of dribbling is not infinite and he makes few differences in one-on-one situations. His game becomes predictable, particularly his often lateral passes. Defensively, he is one of the most effective offensive players in the image of his counter-pressing (226 pressures in the final third, by far the highest total of players in the
PSG). His versatility also allows him to play in several different positions but in the minds of the Parisian staff he appears to be the short-term solution to push
Ousmane Dembélé. “In the project that he intends to develop, Luis Enriqueseduced by the profile of his number 19, will certainly make a place for him. But, despite his room for improvement, seeing him become a lasting starter would be a surprise. » Lee will have to show something else to change status, especially since the club wants to recruit a versatile side player this winter.
For his part, The Parisian also evokes this meeting between
AS Monaco and the PSG in
Ligue 1. A Christmas before time between two teams engaged in Champions League. “But the meeting of the two supposed best French chances in the European Cup appears at the moment when each joins its parallel but not necessarily the best. Monaco patina in
Ligue 1 like in C1 when Paris
just completed a week winning in
Austria and against Lyontwo successes which reestablished his authority. He’s the favorite. » This meeting will allow us to understand Paris’s capacity to continue and grow sustainably.
Paris can move even further ahead with a ten-point lead at the top of the championship before 2025. Luis Enrique will be able to count in particular on the rise in power of Désiré Doué in the left corridor of
Bradley Barcola. “I would like to have two players at each position who are starters, so that there is real competition. The basis is to grow as a team, that the players do not know if they are going to play or not and that they feel that if they relax, another player will take their place “declared the Parisian coach in particular before the match.
Finally, the Ile-de-France daily focuses on the long friendship between João Neves et Gonçalo Ramos. Both from l’Algarvesouth of
Portugaleveryone starts playing football in their respective locality: SC Olhanense for the attacker and Benfica House for the middle.
“Their destinies crossed for the first time in 2012, when the young João Neves joins the training center of Benfica located in the capital of
l’Algarve. Ramosthree years older than his junior, had joined the structure a year earlier. The two boys therefore do not evolve together but cross paths regularly. » Despite opposing personalities, the bonds become closer. « João was a very cheeky and outgoing boy, always ready for a good challenge and a good joke. On the other hand,
Gonçalo was a little more shy and introverted as a child »remembers Thiago Faustinowho coached the youth teams of
Benfica. For a time, João Neves will even be coached Benfica par
Manuel Ramosthe father of Gonçalo. A link that will bring together the two families passionate about football.
The next step will unite the two players even more when João Neves joins the academy
Benfica in 2016. Ramos had already started his training in 2013. “U 17, U 19, U 23, B team then the A, they follow in the same footsteps. » On December 30, 2022, the Portuguese midfielder plays his first professional match, replacing Gonçalo Ramos at the end of the meeting. During the second part of the season, J.Neves found a place in the starting lineup and together they won the championship title with the
SL Benfica. “It’s always a pleasure to see them play: Gonçalobecause he is my son, and Joãobecause he was trained by me very early and I have a special affection for him. I never thought they would play together
Benficathen in a club the size of
PSG »rejoices the father of
Gonçalo, Manuel Ramos. Now together at PSG, G.Ramos helped his compatriot from the moment he arrived in Parisjust like Vitinha. With the striker’s ankle injury, they had to wait until November 30 against FC Nantes to start their first meeting together in the Parisian jersey. They then put it back in front of the RB Salzburg et Olympique Lyonnais.
“At the club, everyone wants their friendship to turn into a special connection on the pitch”concludes LP.
