At 48 hours to move to the Parc des Princes to face Paris Saint-Germain (Sunday, 5:15 p.m.), the coach of the RC Lens Pierre Sage was at a press conference this Friday. The French technician, whose team occupies fifth place in the three-point championship from the Parisian leader on the return of the international break, wanted to highlight the forces of his opponent of the weekend.
“I will repeat it but PSG is, for me, the best team in the world of the moment,” assures the former coach of Olympique Lyonnais. It evolves in a register of very strong possession. She can cause problems for all her opponents, because she is able to adapt to all the systems without intervention by her coach. The mechanisms are installed and it is the work of Luis Enrique. The principles are shared and acquired by all players. It is a steamroller. »»
Dembélé and gifted absent
If Pierre Sage will be able to count on the vast majority of his workforce, apart from Deiver Machado who had the meniscus operated, things were more complicated for PSG during this international break. The capital’s club has indeed seen Désiré Doué and Ousmane Dembélé returned injured from their gathering with the French team.
The two key men in the Paris offensive sector will therefore not be a part against Lens. An element to take into account northern on the northern, but which does not make the happiness of Pierre Sage.
“I am never satisfied that an opponent is injured,” explains the blood and gold coach. I never wish it to anyone and I don’t like to welcome it. But what emerges from it, given the depth of their workforce, is that even the replacements would hold in the seventeen other L1 training courses. The abundance of good does not harm. We will still pay the price this weekend. »»
“They have in particular Kvaratskhelia, Gonçalo Ramos … It is the reigning European champion, we know their offensive quality, they are above everyone. And they were able to maintain stability, an established game plan, it’s a real team. I am not sure that the two absences will change much, ”added Defender Lensois Jonathan Gradit.
