“We have good players at PSG, he has a lot of talent. Young people have the opportunity to play sometimes. They have to improve, but I am very happy with what I saw ” this is how Mauricio Pochettino underlined at the microphone Eurosport 2 the performance of young Ile-de-France residents who shone in the 3-0 victory against Entente Feignies-Aulnoye. Among them was Xavi Simons (18) the versatile Dutch midfielder. Positioned to the right of the 4-3-3 installed for the occasion, he will have burst the screen and played the 90 minutes of the match. For his first tenure with PSG (2 appearances at the end of the match last season), he showed a beautiful face.
Making himself available on the field and showing himself clean in these gestures, he notably caused the goal of 3-0 by throwing perfectly Colin Dagba who then centered for Kylian Mbappé. The latter then scored without trembling. After the meeting, Xavi Simons did not shy away from his pleasure: “I felt good. I’m very happy, because it’s my first start, and I played the whole game. It’s nice to play with high level players and I will continue to work in this direction. “
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And also the reaction of Mauricio Pochettino ????
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A situation still too vague
This full match will do Xavi Simons good and confirm his good season with the reserve. The native of Amsterdam has no less than 3 goals and 6 offerings in six matches with the Ile-de-France reserve in the Youth League. What to foresee beautiful things, but that will perhaps not happen to the PSG. Indeed, his contract ends next June and Mauricio Pochettino does not seem to be counting on him in the short or medium term. While FC Barcelona but also Glasgow Rangers have positioned themselves, PSG may fear a departure of his talent.
Recently, Leonardo, the Parisian sports director had spoken. Aware that he cannot grant at the moment what Xavi Simons does, he is in an awkward position in this matter: “He wants to stay, and it’s normal that he wants a sports project. (…) It’s difficult to give it to him, to say that tomorrow will be that, in a month that, in a wonderful year. Impossible. But today, the regulations put the club in a vulnerable situation. “ The future of Xavi Simons is still very uncertain. Anyway, whether he stays at Paris Saint-Germain or decides to pack up, he is crossing an interesting course and risks showing more and more beautiful things on a professional level.
