Author of an insipid performance at the Stade Louis II, early Sunday followingnoon, Paris Saint-Germain lost heavily to AS Monaco (0-3) on the occasion of the 29th day of Ligue 1. A poor performance that does not yet call into question Parisian supremacy in the league but which highlights the tensions currently reigning behind the scenes of the capital club.
Internally, the rag burns. Leonardo and Mauricio Pochettino find themselves more than ever in the hot seat. Nasser al-Khelaïfi, although he should continue the adventure at the head of PSG, is discussed. Fans growl when some plunge into a form of depression. That of a fan supporting a club that sometimes seems doomed to failure. A deleterious climate which then spreads, like a progressively deadly poison, over an entire club and on all floors. And it is not the last outing of the Parisians in L1 that can thwart this analysis. Marked, disillusioned, frustrated players and others, like Georginio Wijnaldum, who even seem totally off the track. Gana Gueye on the bench to the detriment of Danilo. Mix it all up and you get near nil sporting performance and a locker room on the verge of implosion. What even weaken a very likely 10th title of champion of France? For Marquinhos, yes.
“It’s a defeat that hurts us, but we have other goals to pursue. We only have Ligue 1 left. We have to display a different mentality, because otherwise we will also lose this title. Despite all our points ahead (12 over OM, editor’s note), if we continue to perform like that, the title is sure to be in danger. The warning signal is here! As soon as we return from selection, we will have to show a different state of mind on the ground, ”launched the 27-year-old defender following the Monegasque sinking. And if the Brazilian captain expressed his concern, Kylian Mbappé, closer than ever to Real Madrid, did not go through all four ways to express his anger: “People will always remember the failure in Champions League, it doesn’t change anything and it doesn’t matter whether we win 8 or 9 to 0. We have to respect each other, respect the supporters, respect our family and loved ones. We must respect ourselves if we have a minimum of self-esteem. It’s a match without and we have to start once more but above all respect each other!
If, for his part, Mauricio Pochettino evoked “sporting shame” following “unacceptable behavior”, it is the whole press which seizes the tensions currently crossed by the club of the capital.
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