If they haven’t agreed, it’s just like. Just after the big victory against Clermont (6-1), Kylian Mbappé and Mauricio Pochettino anticipated the Clasico to come, trying to pick up the pieces with their angry Ultras. The same verse returned a few minutes apart to summon the support of their most loyal supporters, before the reception of OM on Sunday April 17 at the Parc des Princes. “We would like the supporters to be with us (against Marseilles), launched Mbappé at the microphone of Canal +. We understand their disappointment. If they are with us it will be wonderful, if not, we will still do our job. »
“Show a strong image of our club”
A little later in the evening, the Parisian coach laid the second layer in front of the press. ” Next Sunday (17 avril) against OM it’s not just another game, it’s a special game. The supporters have the right to demonstrate, we are in a democracy, agreed the Argentine coach of PSG. But we hope that they will be with us, and that they will put aside the disappointment and the rage that they have deep inside them. All this to demonstrate to the whole world a strong image of our club. »
Not sure that the arguments reach the ears of the Ultras of the CUP (Collectif Ultras Paris). On Saturday April 9, there were only 150 of the 600 Parisian supporters present in the parking lot reserved for visiting fans. But they imposed a dead silence on their platform decorated with a returned tarpaulin – marked with the words “Ultras” – to mark their dissatisfaction. If they demonstrated, it was simply to chant an elegant “We don’t give a damn” after Neymar’s penalty in the second half, synonymous with 3-1 for Paris.
It is to say if the break with the players is deep. The 150 CUP members even packed up before the final whistle, leaving a gaping hole in the middle of the stand. We have already done better to celebrate such a resounding victory. In doing so they did not see Donnarumma, Kimpembe and Danilo Pereira come to greet their supporters. The other Parisian players quickly returned to their locker room, which, we will admit, does not facilitate the reconciliation of points of view.
Stars whistled and insulted
But could it be otherwise when Messi, Neymar or Ramos were still whistled and insulted (for the Brazilian) not long ago? It’s hard to imagine that the reconciliation between the Ultras and their team can take place in the coming days. This was not the trend this Sunday. Since the match against Lorient, Parisian fans have taken a vow of silence to better inflict their contempt on these players – except Mbappé – and on these leaders who irritate them to the highest degree.
Barring intense negotiations, and unthinkable concessions from the club, there is little chance that they will be able to change their position between now and El Clasico. A situation all the less conceivable as the Marseille Ultras should be banned from traveling to the Parc des Princes, as the Parisians had been in October 2021 at the Vélodrome stadium. Reciprocity is required in these cases of “supporterism”.
Deprived of their historical rivals, cold with their team, the Parisian Ultras left to be present at the Park, but once again in a posture of indifference vis-à-vis their players. This promises a disastrous atmosphere for the shock at the top of this 32nd day of Ligue 1 and the tenth title of champion of France for PSG which is looming on the horizon.
