2023-11-25 08:37:41
To find traces of a Parisian victory with five goals scored, you have to have a really good memory and delve into the archives of a particularly tasteless and soulless end of last season. It was May 13, 2023 against AC Ajaccio (5-0), a team already condemned to relegation. A time not so long ago in fact, but since then the Parisian landscape has evolved quite a bit. The name of Luis Enrique was then in no way linked to that of PSG, Lionel Messi still wore the red and blue tunic and Hugo Ekitike started that evening at the forefront of the Parisian attack.
Suffice to say that time has passed and that the Mbappé dependence which then emerged from this squad no longer really exists, this Friday evening, after the big victory against AS Monaco (5-2). The top scorer in the history of the Parisian club certainly found the mark on a penalty (39th) and consolidated his status as number 1 scorer in the French championship (14 goals), but PSG did not, in reality, really needed him to move a “manita” to third in Ligue 1 and that says everything about the strike force of Luis Enrique’s armada.
Two weeks after relying on its home scorer, author of a hat-trick in Reims, the Parisian attack was this time able to express its true offensive potential and rely on different individuals to sow terror in the opposing defense with five different scorers (Ramos, Mbappé, Dembélé Vitinha, Kolo Muani). And once is not customary, it was Ousmane Dembélé who donned the costume of “Super decisive”.
Involved in the first three goals of his team, “Dembouz” was, above all, fortunate to open his goal counter with a heavy strike which surprised goalkeeper Köhn as much as the public at the Parc des Princes, all happy to see number 10 finally at the party. As a symbol of Parisian realism. “I think we had a very good match,” Dembélé said on Prime Video. It was pleasant for the spectators. Monaco plays, goes after the opponent by pressing, they pushed us into mistakes. It’s part of football but we got back up very quickly. We continued to attack and we were rewarded. »
“We have the opportunities to score more than that”
Attack, always attack. This is indeed the leitmotif of Luis Enrique, who repeats, press conference after press conference, his desire to see his team bring danger and to find the fault as many times as possible during the 90 minutes. The Spanish coach particularly appreciated the newfound efficiency of his two number 9s, Randal Kolo Muani and Gonçalo Ramos, who scored in the same match, in a remake of the Clasico against Olympique de Marseille. While recalling his level of demands and his desire to see his team do even better. “From the very beginning, I have seen an attitude from players who want to assimilate all the concepts that are offered to them,” appreciated the Spaniard at a press conference. I rarely focus on what we are doing well but on what needs to be improved. It would be stupid to think, with the squad I have, that there isn’t anything better to shoot for, that we can’t aim higher. You should never lower your attention in a club like Paris. »
An observation shared by Vitinha, author of PSG’s 4th goal, who regretted that his team’s 16 shots, including 11 on target, did not find the target more, particularly during the second act. “We didn’t play a perfect match, we lost control a little in the second half even though we scored goals,” explained the Portuguese midfielder. We scored 5 goals but we are not happy with our match, especially in the second half. We have the opportunities to score more than that. I don’t know how many we should have scored but we created a lot of chances. »
On the Monaco side, on the other hand, we had a somewhat bitter defeat. In the eyes of Adi Hütter, the ASM coach, the orgy of goals of the French champions is due more to the faults of his training than to the new form of the offensive sector of PSG, best attack in Ligue 1 ( 34 achievements). “For me, it’s easy to analyze this match. We made four big mistakes, it’s far too many against PSG, believes the German technician. That’s almost four goals against our side. I had the impression that we were on the same level, but we were punished for each of our mistakes. »
#PSG #goals #shots #Monaco.. #Parisian #attack #finally #running #full #speed