2023-08-05 22:49:09
Getting back on the Paris FC bus, Jules Gaudin, the Breton who arrived from Guingamp (L2), has his face closed. The left side probably dwells on his yellow card from the first minute then his red card (33rd). For his first at Paris FC, Gaudin probably wanted to do too much. His expulsion “changed the physiognomy of the match”, as noted by Stéphane Gilli who also pointed to “a feverishness and a faulty management of emotions” in some of his players.
Despite an eventful trip – their plane did not take off and they had to travel by bus to arrive at the stadium 2h15 before the match without going through the hotel box – the Caen players made the most of it (0-2 ).
We knew it. At the start of the season, Paris FC, already forced to play its first four “home” games at the Aube stadium in Troyes, was on the edge with serious injuries (Ilan Kebbal, Samir Chergui), recruits who have just arrived (Lohann Doucet and Mohamed Touré who signed Thursday) and a transfer window not yet completed (the right-back position not filled).
Under these conditions, it was not necessary that a grain of sand come to upset an already weakened building. Yet that is what happened. As Stéphane Gilli had announced and as we could have glimpsed during the preparation, the intentions of the game were nevertheless there at the start with a rather offensive composition. A real break with last season. In the stands, there was also a surprise guest… Thierry Laurey, from the Troyes region. To believe that Paris FC missed him.
“We hoped to go 0-0 at half-time and review our game plan”
But everything was shattered in ten minutes with the red card of Jules Gaudin (33rd), the injury of Lamine Gueye (44th) and the goal conceded in additional time on a header from Alexandre Mendy (0-1, 45 + 2). “In the game, we were already not in what we had planned, the red then the injury of Lamine did not help anything, recognizes Gilli. But we hoped to go 0-0 at half-time and review our game plan.
But the PFC has experienced a real disaster scenario. If before the match, the reunion was warm with the staff of Paris FC where he left an unforgettable memory with his 9 goals (a record for a defender) in 2020-2021, the Tunisian international Ali Abdi then showed ruthless for his former team (0-2, 62nd).
“I still liked our reaction to 2-0, we finally tried to play, positive Gilli. But we are far from what we expected. These are not the beginnings we were hoping for. The absents ? These are the vagaries of a season and that does not excuse everything. We must not take this 2nd goal from a set piece. It is annoying. We need to learn. There were too many game facts and mistakes on our part to hope for better. Playing at Troyes is anecdotal. I thank our supporters who came. »
The last time Paris FC lost on the first day of L2 was in 2019, the season in which it finished 17th. He will have to quickly recover players to show another face. Because complete in all positions, this team could look great on paper. If the track of a return of Mahame Siby is on stand-by (the trend is rather unfavorable), new recruits are expected during the week.
“We are going to recover players, we also hope to sign some. We must learn from our mistakes tonight to perform well in Grenoble (Saturday August 12),” concludes Stéphane Gilli.
Match sheet
PARIS FC – CAEN : 0-2 (0-1).
Spectators: 1,056.
Referee: Mr. Rainville.
Buts. Caen : A. Mendy (45e + 1), Abdi (62e)
Warnings. Paris FC: Gaudin (2nd): Caen: Vandermersch (51st).
Expulsion. Paris FC : Gaudin (33e).
Paris FC: Filipovic – Korea, Dabila, Mbow, Gaudin – Gun, Lasne – Gueye (Pembele, 44th), Lopez (N. Mendy, 39th), Gory (Caddy, 83rd) – Hamel (Diaby Fadiga, 83rd). Entr. : Gilli.
Caen: Mandréa – Henry, Thomas (cap.), Ntim, Vandermersch (Autret, 55th) – Daubin (Coeff, 72nd), Traoré (Lebreton, 89th) – Court (Kyeremeh, 89th), Brahimi, Abdi – A. Mendy ( Bassette, 89th). Entr. : Furlan.
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