With Hakimi, Ramos, Donnarumma and Wijnaldum, PSG made a very serious start to the transfer window.
Paris will still be a contender for the final victory in the Champions League.
But there are still some details missing in the search for perfection.
Frankly, we are a little disappointed. The days go by, and nothing more. Since the announcement of the arrival of Gianluigi Donnarumma, PSG has been silent on the transfer market. And it is not the "poor" friendly match against the Germans in Augsburg, this Wednesday, which will calm us down. No, after Wijnaldum, Hakimi, Ramos and the Italian goalkeeper, therefore, we hoped for even heavier: Messi and his 20-year-old legs, Maradona who resurrects, Goku or Hagoromo Otsutsuki (read manga).
And, if there is still more than a month of transfer window, and that, in football "everything can go very quickly" (yes, we have paid the rights to use this expression), we wonder what he can. to miss this crazy Paris.
Some answers with Jean-Marc Pilorget, former Parisian player, Anthony Vivien, president of the association Les Titis du PSG, and Miloud Kotbi, founder of PSG Community.
A state of mind
You don't buy it, you can't find it around the corner either.
No, it's not love.
But, according to Jean-Marc Pilorget and Miloud Kotbi, PSG lacks "a state of mind, a soul".
“This is what allowed Italy to win the Euro, develops the former player.
As everywhere, people get along more or less well, but once on the ground, there must be a common cause: to win.
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“With a guy like Sergio Ramos, beyond his athletic level, he can bring this mental strength, recognizes Miloud Kotbi.
Above all, he can help others take a step forward, like Marquinhos, who is not, for me, a leader.
Ramos is legitimate to yell at others without anyone flinching.
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So much so that Anthony Vivien would see the Spaniard take the captain's armband: “With Ramos, we can relive what we lived with Ibrahimovic, he can take the group under his control.
He has character, experience, temperament.
Like, moreover, all the recruits.
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A left rear
The side posts have been the main site of PSG for a few years.
With the arrival of Achraf Hakimi to sweep the right lane, Paris has acquired an overpowering nugget which will bring enormous added value.
“But behind, I would still recruit a confirmed side, suggests Miloud Kotbi.
Colin Dagba, that's good, but as soon as the level rises, it caps a bit.
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On the other hand, we are still a little more cautious.
Certainly, Juan Bernat is there, and gave satisfaction when he played, but he is coming back from a long injury, and should take a little time before regaining his best level.
Behind the Spaniard, Laywin Kurzawa is still Parisian, for the moment, but has never been faultless in his lane.
And then, given that this good Mitchel Bakker left, sold in Leverkusen for 7 million euros, it will be necessary to recruit.
“We have jobs doubled almost everywhere, but we really need a high-level left side.
It is essential ”, estimates the Parisian supporter.
A place for young people
We saw them show themselves during the preseason, with the absence of many internationals: Ismaël Gharbi, El Chadaille Bitshiabu or Xavi Simons performed well in the first two friendlies against Le Mans and Chambly, and could have a role to play in this. beginning of the season when the states of form are disparate.
And maybe more ?
“Not necessarily, according to Anthony Vivien.
Apart from Simons or Edouard Michut.
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For the creator of the Titis du PSG, it is however essential for the club of the capital to make young people play as pros: “By lining up local players, the kids recognize themselves in those who come from the same city, from the same department. , from the same region as them.
You really have to develop this feeling of belonging to the club.
There must be this third of players trained at the club, a third of “water carriers” and a third of “glitter” players.
"For him, this is likely to accelerate during the next season:
The young people should work more with the pros, that Pocchetino travels more to see the young people.
And all this will perhaps develop with the new training center [in 2022 in Poissy], where young people will train alongside the pros.
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“PSG surely made mistakes but gave young people a chance, tempers Miloud.
There are many who have not been up to the task.
And when they leave, they say they haven't really had their chance.
There are also some who do not have the level.
We need more questioning on their part.
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A strong and united word
We all remember the exits, right to left, of a player, coach or member of the management of PSG, which will somewhat undermine the unity of the club.
So we stop everything and make way for a unit at all times: "It must even come from the emir," says Pilorget.
A strong word, all on the same line, put your grudges aside to win.
If they have oversized states of mind and egos, they've got the wrong sport and should have done an individual sport.
Even if there is no more individualist than a footballer.
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“Paris is still better structured since the arrival of Leonardo, adds Miloud Kotbi.
Nasser Al-Khelaifi has stepped back, everything is hierarchical.
It would just take a little more communication between Leonardo and Pochettino.
The Brazilian needs to be a little more flexible and the Argentinian a little more assertive.
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“Paris, which used to be a family, has become a very large company, with different services,” says Anthony.
For this to work, you need a real unity with a pyramid scheme.
PSG lack people who love PSG and who do not consume PSG.
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A return from the public
This is one of the elements that can also change the behavior of players on the pitch.
The return of the ultras and the crazy atmosphere they put at the Parc des Princes and outside, especially in the Champions League in the English dormitories (remember Liverpool and Manchester), can bring Paris to the top.
“If we come back to full gauges, that can be decisive,” points out Anthony Vivien.
In some away games, the support of the public can make the difference, and the 3-4,000 who travel put a real atmosphere.
They will have an important role to play.
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