Like every year around this time, PSG enters a spiral of doubts that leads them to descend into hell. Yesterday’s setback in Marseille confirms all their fears: the team lacks sufficient preparation to feel that he is a solid candidate to win the Champions League. The hostile environment at the Vélodrome made him feel small. Removed again prematurely in the French Cup, it remains to be seen if everything goes down the drain or if he reacts in time.
PSG has lost the authority and security with which it started the season, even if that phase is almost part of the prehitory. Against Olympique, Christophe Galtier’s team collapsed: “He was physically and tactically outmatched. Once the intensity and speed increased, there was no response. It was a shipwreck”, summed up in the newspaper L’Équipe this morning, questioning the ability of PSG to overcome the very small way to receive Bayern.
The night was a suffering for the capital team, a reflection of how difficult life is without Mbappé on the pitch: “Messi decided to run less than usual, which is worrying. The lack of defensive commitment is a real poison for your team”, studies Le Parisien, which also criticizes Neymar’s lack of personality, whose ankle prevents him from performing at the same level as before the World Cup.
The almost perfect puzzle since before Qatar is now a set of pieces that don’t fit together. A riot at the start of the Champions League, the competition that threatens to shatter the peace between PSG and its fans. February is the club in suspense. After saying goodbye to the Cup, another European setback locked the locker room into a panic room. Without confidence and without play, PSG risk suffering the general crisis of every year at this point.
Source: La Verdad
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