2023-10-08 23:36:50
Before hosting Strasbourg and trying their luck again in the Champions League after the wreck of Newcastle (4-1), the Parisians leave with peace of mind to join their selections for the international sequence. In the standings, their third place, this Sunday October 8 in the evening after their victory in Rennes (3-1), corresponds more to their standing and draws an exciting three-way match with Monaco, which seems very strong in Ligue 1, and Nice, who came to impose himself at the Park at the end of the previous truce.
By inflicting its first defeat of the season in the French Championship in Rennes, Luis Enrique’s PSG returned to a 4-3-3, which smacks of an implicit admission of excess confidence in England, recovered at the location.
In an uncertain meeting marked by the nerve of the Rennais, Vitinha, replacing at St James’Park, took it upon himself to remind his coach that he was giving balance to the team. And maybe more. His curled right hand will give Paris the advantage, not particularly in a strong moment. It’s a goal that comes as a gift and looks like a golden ornament.
Hakimi’s jewel for Kolo Muani
Before Warren Zaire-Emery served Achraf Hakimi in exactly the same conditions as Lucas Hernandez in the Champions League. It seems that the cross behind the opposing defense has been worked on by the coach and well assimilated by his players, one time the left side, one time the right side. The Moroccan once again had a considerable impact on his team’s result by delivering a gem of an assist for Randal Kolo Muani, who had barely entered.
It was necessary, as Gonçalo Ramos achieved the feat in the same action of missing a not complicated face-to-face, then making a mistake in returning the ball to Rennes.
At 1-2, the analysis was not the same. Paris had suffered during the start of the match, led without really dominating and had revived the Bretons themselves. A victory was taking shape, minus the problems like a lack of aggression in the midfield, at a time when Manuel Ugarte seems to be sticking his tongue out, a lack of control and Kylian Mbappé more of a passer than a scorer. The 2018 world champion alternated between the good and the less good, seeking primarily to make his partners shine rather than finding the solution alone.
The end of the four-striker system?
At the end of the match, he will serve Bradley Barcola in depth who will miss his shot in front of Steve Mandanda. With more confident offensive players, the Bondynois could have ended the evening with two or three assists. And a goal. At dusk, after having done everything well – running, pressing, eliminating the goalkeeper – he will send his ball over, as a sign of confidence which is still slipping away. It will still take him some time before he returns to the fullness of his game and the goals, which have eluded him for three games and one match against Marseille, where he came out injured.
In the meantime, this second away victory of the season, after the spanking in Lyon (1-4), undoubtedly seals the end of the organization with four attackers. It made it possible to beat Marseille (4-0) at the Parc des Princes but it saw Luis Enrique’s men catch a cold in Clermont (0-0) and fall ill in Newcastle. PSG still has so much room for improvement that it must now move forward with a framework.
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