“He appears at the end of the night… E-ric Choupo-Moting! »Song idea to repeat as many times as necessary to the tune of the midnight demons, since that's how we proclaim our love to the darling of the public, in Paris. Because this is what the Cameroonian striker deserves to be, at least for a few hours or a few days, the cabbage. First, for an obvious reason: by his penultimate pass full of daring for Neymar and his presence in the box to conclude an offering from Mbappé, he managed to convert ten minutes of play into qualifying for the last four of the Champions League.
A productivity that would make any business owner dream, especially when the employee in question knows he is doomed to leave the box. Before the end of his fixed-term contract and while Paris was on the verge of a disastrous elimination, Choupo felt invested with a mission. “When I got back I said to myself 'we can't go back to Paris like that, with this team'. On my goal I saw Kylian, I know his speed. It's a perfect story, 50 years of Paris… ”
Patience, self-sacrifice and skate
It's a perfect story, yes. The dude in the shadows, not super talented but who works in silence while biding his time. Never a wave, not a word higher than the other. The portrait is as conventional as it is real. The striker agreed to come in the luggage of Thomas Tuchel to play the liners and has never deviated from this trajectory, no doubt aware of the chance to be able to evolve with players like Neymar, Mbappé or Di Maria. He could have stopped there, waited for it to pass, enjoy the good time with his illustrious comrades before shedding a tear while leaving again in a club more to his measure. This was the project. Pushed out of the Parisian list in the Champions League by the arrival of Mauro Icardi at the start of the season, the former Schalke 04 was finally able to find the starry track thanks to the deserter Edinson Cavani, who did not deign to wait for the end European season before leaving.
Because he's taken it all in since joining PSG, especially the day he awkwardly prevented his team from scoring on the opposing goal line - and because he's a cool guy capable of landing skateboarding at the Camp des Loges - you can't help but be happy for him. Unless it is a gentle condescension? Countertop psychology will wait. Even those who, like Thomas Meunier, left the ship during the Covid break couldn't help but celebrate the hero Choupo.
You are the best ket! #choupoforever 🥳🥳 pic.twitter.com/0OR8Z6BV0U
- Thomas Meunier (@ThomMills) August 12, 2020A statue for Choupo
No paint montage but a nice tribute to the hero of the evening for Ander Herrera at the end of the meeting. “Choupo played an incredible ten minutes. I would like to talk to him, he is going to finish his contract and he is ready to help. He always does training as if it was the last of his life. »For the reasons mentioned above, Tuchel is also necessarily very happy for his foal. “He was exceptional,” said the German at RMC Sport. I always say that I know he's a good player who can come in and make a difference. This something is just the first qualification for PSG in the Champions League semi-finals since 1995. It almost deserves a statue. And a new contract. While waiting for better, the Cameroonian striker will be satisfied with the man of the match trophy that Neymar shared with him, and a few more days in Lisbon.
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