A few hours before the derby against PSG, the Ligue 1 + channel will broadcast the 2nd episode of its inside series dedicated to Paris FC this Sunday at 11 a.m. Entitled “a new dimension”, it begins with images of the press conference of December 8 around the expansion of the Orly training and training center. “We want to create a club which in the long term will give dreams to football supporters in Paris, Île-de-France and in France. The keystone of this project is the construction of a large training center”, once again reminds the owner Antoine Arnault from the first minutes.
This 2nd episode essentially retraces the matches, from the 4th day and the victory in Brest (2-1) to the debacle against Toulouse at Jean-Bouin (0-3) during the 16th day on December 14. With three players as witnesses of this period to tell the story of the slow decline in terms of results: Pierre Lees-Melou, Adama Camara and Hamari Traoré: “It’s complicated, it’s up to us to put things right,” says Lees-Melou.
The images of training where we see president Pierre Ferracci and assistant coach Armand Sene talking casually before the Rennes match on November 7 with the objective of “22 points at the break” seem very far away today. At that time, Paris FC was coming off an epic match against Lyon (3-3) and a victory in Monaco (1-0) on November 1st. He hasn’t won since.
Trapp’s “aura”
The inside images of the comeback from 0-3 to 3-3 against Lyon constitute a highlight of this episode. We can also highlight Stéphane Gilli’s tactical talk before the Rennes match or a hilarious muscular awakening in a room of a Lille hotel on the morning of the match on November 23. The 3rd goalkeeper Remy Riou is also highlighted. A camera and a microphone are placed on him throughout the match against Rennes and we witness all his reactions in the stands.
A focus on Kevin Trapp is also proposed. Stéphane Gilli explains the genesis of his arrival thanks to “a friend in Frankfurt who gave me his contact information”. We see the German goalkeeper arrive one morning for training, very well dressed, with designer shoes and a big coat. “Mr. President, the 1st German Chancellor”, Riou room. The camera then films some slices of life in the locker room, such as a discussion about the benefits of matcha with Trapp. We then find him in a video session with goalkeeper coach Mickaël Boully. Camara or Lees-Melou talk about “the aura and a great person” when talking about Trapp.
The episode ends as it began with the press conference on December 8. “We want to build a really beautiful training and training center. We hope to have several players trained with us in the first team, but that is not for now. You will certainly have to wait 7-8 years. We are in for a long time on this project,” recalls Antoine Arnault in conclusion.
