Paul Rouget, Media365: published on Sunday October 20, 2024 at 3:49 p.m.
4-2 winner of Strasbourg with a remodeled formation and back at the top of Ligue 1, PSG still has “one of the best teams” on the continent, as the Alsatian coach believes?
Without several of its usual starters, left on the bench by Luis Enrique, such as captain Marquinhos, Achraf Hakimi, Nuno Mendes and Ousmane Dembélé, PSG took the lead in the championship on Saturday evening by dominating Strasbourg (4-2), for the count of the 8th day of Ligue 1, with an opening score signed by the very convincing young midfielder Senny Mayulu (18 years old). Alsatians who embody one of the good surprises of this start of the season and have not lost since the end of August, on the OL pitch (3-4). At the Parc des Princes, during this match played in the rain, they played their luck bravely, as their coach Liam Rosenior announced. And they therefore paid the price, as the English technician later admitted, very complimentary of his opponent.
“They cause problems for everyone”
“When we play against a team of this quality, they can punish us quickly. When there is a small mistake, there can be big things behind it. I am very proud because we managed to counter a lot of things against a team of this level I hope that this will help us for the next matches”, explained Rosenior at the microphone of DAZN, rejoicing at “not playing against PSG every week and I think that if we play with them. the same level against the other teams, we will have many other successes.” He also declared, at a press conference, that he had faced “one of the best teams in Europe. They pose problems for everyone. I prefer to concede goals and try something than to play low and wait hoping not to concede anything .”
Expected at the turning point in the Champions League
If PSG, semi-finalist of the last Champions League, can indeed be considered one of the best teams on the continent, the loss in the offseason of Kylian Mbappé, who really has not been replaced, recruitment less flashiness than usual and especially the lack of depth and experience of the squad could have worried, like the defeat on the Arsenal pitch on the second day of the new C1 (0-2). Luis Enrique’s men, miraculous winners of Girona at the opening of the competition, will have the opportunity to recover on Tuesday against PSV Eindhoven, five days before a Classic which promises to spark sparks against OM at the Orange Vélodrome . It remains to be seen whether Roberto de Zerbi, the new Marseille coach, will give the same speech as his Strasbourg counterpart…
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