Paris (AFP)

Is Paris SG still scary in Ligue 1? His defeat at Rennes (2-1) on Sunday, the first of the season since the second day, highlighted his recurring problems, around three men who symbolize them: coach Thomas Tuchel, superstar Neymar and goalkeeper Alphonse areola.

. Tuchel on the front line

This is the zero point of the highway of calamities in Paris, so inevitable that Tuchel has yet mentioned in Britain: since the humiliation in the Champions League against Manchester United in March, his team has fallen six times on the national scene , a record that exceeds the limits of the acceptable for the richest club - and by far - the country.

On the grill at the end of last season, the German technician came out of the summer without a hitch, which reshaped the Paris sports management, with the arrival of Leonardo in place of Antero Henrique. But for the moment, he fails to transpose this new situation on the ground, where the lack of organization of his players in Rennes inevitably puts him in the forefront of criticism.

His chilly 5-3-2 has thrown even the most regular of his executives, like Marquinhos. In attack, Julian Draxler, whom he continued to star in place of Neymar, went through the match as a shadow, dominated in his zone by Eduardo Camavinga, 16 years old and much more agitated.

"It was not the real Paris," defended Thiago Silva. But the worries in the middle, in defense where laterals Thomas Meunier and Juan Bernat took the water, and in the offensive animation - amplified by a cascade of absences (Kimpembe, Kurzawa, Herrera, Kehrer, Neymar, more Gueye not still ready) - are known since the Red Devils. And Tuchel still does not have the key.

"I do not have the pressure, I'm a coach and a very happy man because it's a gift, it's + happy life +", he swept Sunday.

. Neymar, a case to be settled

If there was a Parisian winner in Rennes, it's Neymar: his inspirations were missed by his teammates and especially Kylian Mbappé who too wanted to act alone. "Ney" is "indispensable," said Silva.

The stretch of the series of his transfer, after a week that has seen no progress between the PSG and Barcelona, ​​is not good news for Parisians who suffer from not being able to project into the future, monopolized by this extraordinary file that belongs to each mixed zone, each press conference.

For Tuchel, this delays the construction of his attack, especially as the Brazilian will not leave "without replacement" for the coach who has not hidden his preference to see his player continue in the capital.

The two weeks until the end of the transfer window will decide a large part of the PSG season. The assumption that "Ney" remains had gained momentum in recent days. But at the same time, the loss Friday in Bilbao (1-0) Barça, without Messi nor Suarez injured, reminds that there is urgency to act in Catalonia too.

. Areola, the eternal debate

In the capital, there are things that do not move, like the Eiffel Tower and the debate on PSG goalkeeper N.1. With the summer starts of Gianluigi Buffon and Kevin Trapp, Alphonse Areola seemed to hold the rope to put an end to this nagging problem.

But in Brittany, it was so bad that his coach, who asked him to "prove" that he had the stature of an indisputable holder not long ago, reopened the question: "I can not confirm it will be N.1 this season, because the transfer window is still open.Every player must show quality, Alphonse too, "he said.

The name of Gianluigi Donnarumma, whom Leonardo knew at AC Milan, has been mentioned by the press in recent days. More generally, until the end of the transfer window, it will still talk a lot around the club.

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