The members of Collectif Ultras Paris are desperate for the behavior of the players of their favorite club. Federico Pestellini / PANORAMIC
The CUP comes out of its reserve and expresses its anger after the rout of PSG on Sunday, against Lorient.
Enough is enough. Until now, the members of the Collectif Ultras Paris had made the choice of patience, silence, and support. At least “until the 11th title of champion of France, which is intended to be historic, is acquired by (their) club)“. Historic, because it would be the 11th, national record. This obviously did not mean that the CUP remained insensitive to the situation of the club, that the level of performance or the eliminations in the Coupe de France (OM) and in the Champions League (Bayern) were forgotten. “We have decided to maintain, for the time being, our support in the stands, the players not having vocation to be the only scapegoats of a badly constructed workforce, a sports policy without real direction, compulsive buying flashy names without worrying about the balance of the team and the politics of a club where marketing seems to have taken precedence over the athlete“, indicated the collective at the end of March, on Twitter.
That was before. Paris Saint-Germain are clearly letting themselves live at the end of the season, culminating in this rout against Lorient (1-3) on Sunday, during the 33rd day of Ligue 1, allowing OM to return to five small points in the standings. A match that the regulars of Auteuil could not follow in their stands due to a partial closed session imposed in response to the massive use of smoke bombs and fireworks during the loss against OL (0- 1).
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No one respects you anymore, why would we?
Ultras Paris Collective
A situation that invited the Collectif Ultras Paris to come out of its reserve. This Monday, the ultras passed a certain number of messages in front of the doors of the Camp des Loges. Clear messages. “Fed up before the tidal wave“, Could we read on a first banner, inviting to think that the next match at the Park, May 13 (9 p.m.) against the relegated AC Ajaccio, could be agitated in the stands … “No one respects you anymore, why would we?“, Launch the Ultras again, thus referring to opponents who have not been afraid of Paris-SG for a long time, like the Hakes on Sunday. Which Ultras expect a significant renewal in the coming months: “You do not represent our city in any way, who recognizes himself in this PSG? Break up!“. Last but not least, they are clearly calling for departures in the upper echelons of the capital club. “Management resignationthey ask.
Remember that the president of Collectif Ultras Paris, Romain Mabille, had already lit a first fuse on Sunday, after Lorient, on social networks: “Even being a leader, they manage to put us to shame… Players, leaders, management: all concerned. Respecting PSG also means knowing how to leave it.“. The heart has spoken.
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Explosive end of season
Sunday, Christophe Galtier had called his players to a “individual and collective awareness“, while Luis Campos”demands a reaction from everyone» and wishes «the sacred union» of all the components of the club, players, staff, managers and… supporters. Too late. Charge the players to wake up for the last five matches on the menu by the end of the season, starting with the trip to Troyes on Sunday (8:45 p.m.), during the 34th day of Ligue 1, just to not let the title of champion of France. A title which will not be enough to calm the discontent of the Ultras and more generally rekindle the flame of the supporters. Just the bare minimum. After Bayern Munich, we knew that the end of the season would be long in Paris. It is now quite explosive.
