After an exceptional season which saw PSG establish itself as the best team in the world, all of the capital club’s matches are being scrutinized this season. And often, the critics live up to the expectations that PSG now arouses. For a consultant from L’ÉQUIPE du Soir, it’s quite unfair.
Reigning European champion, the PSG is now more anticipated than ever and its performances are analyzed in the smallest detail under the prism of what was achieved last season. Thus, the victory on the lawn of theAS Monaco did not convince observers at all. Johan Micoud thus believes that the trial means that PSG is unfair.
Micoud steps up to the plate for PSG
« There, we are choosy, when you see the stats of the match… Afterwards, you have Dembélé once he is there, once not, Marquinhos who is a little more feverish than last season, and the goalkeeper we don’t really know… It’s a little more feverish compared to the second part of last season. But then, I think we forget, there weren’t 5-0s in every match. We remember the end of the season when they were flamboyant, we were captivated by what they did », he confides on the set of THE EVENING TEAM before continuing.
“We are doing a trial which is a little quick”
« The guys won 3-2 in Monaco with 80% possession, they conceded two goals on Monaco’s first two chances, and then they came back and managed to win this match. I find that we are doing a trial that is a little quick. Monaco isn’t flamboyant, okay, but they should score six per game?! The higher it goes, the more they will be there… […] We cannot compare the seasons. First of all, what’s not bad is that they manage to win matches. They won trophies without preparation, etc. Mentally, this team is still there. What’s strong is that there are still quite a few injuries, moments where we say to ourselves that Dembélé is going to come back and he farts again… And despite all that, they manage to be present », added Johan Micoud.
