Everything is depopulated youre missing two creatures.
Such, in a sense, is the attitude that pervades Paris Saint-Germain
following their first loss of the 2022-2023 campaign on Sunday at RC
Lens (1-3, 17th day of League 1).
After the Parisian collectives disappointing performance at Bollaert, all eyes are
inevitably drawn to the offensive unit, which was too ineffective and uninspired
against the Blood and Gold without the two geniuses Lionel Messi (who
hasnt yet returned to training after the 2022 World Cup) and Neymar Jr.
suspended).
Hugo Ekitike promptly restored parity for Paris SG following an early Lensoise goal
in the North, but the youthful Paris striker struggled mightily to impress the RCL crowd.
The former Rémois frequently made poor decisions in the crucial zone
when aligned with Kylian Mbappé, with Carlos Soler providing support.
He appeared to be trying force the decision too much.
A typical Bondy characteristic that still stands out against Blood
and Gold, where the lack of depth was also obvious at the outposts,.
A trio too harmless lacking in inspiration.
If the French vice-world champion, who returned very quickly from the
2022 World Cup as a hero against Strasbourg (2-1), tried a lot, he
also showed a lot of technical waste.
Even more blatant than at Ekitike, Mbappé has wanted to make the difference on his own.
KM7 appeared very lonely in front of the Rouge et Bleu attack and got annoyed
as the game went on, even if we felt that something could happen when he
had the leather between his crampons.
Kylian made a lot of effort, even at 3-1, explained Christophe
Galtier after the match.
He showed a very good state of mind, but he did not manage to make a difference
because in front it was well grouped.
What about the Spaniard, Carlos Soler, who had nevertheless made an interesting
and decisive start to the match, like his opening synonymous with the penultimate
pass on the only goal of Paris SG.
But former Valencia, credited with a 3 in our columns, then disappeared
and struggled to be found between the lines or to redo the differences by
passing, breaking the opposing lines.
Unlike Neymar or Messi, Soler is obviously not the type of player to
take initiative with the ball at his feet to pierce the opposing lock,
which was lacking against Lens.
We cannot say that we lost because of (Messi and Neymar), assures Marquinhos.
Messi and Neymar?
They are great players who make a difference, create chances for us, and who score goals.
We cannot say that we lost because of them, because they were not
there, insisted Marquinhos, on the microphone of Prime Video.
We have already won without them too.
Its more our team that we have to find.
We have been on our side for a lot of time, and we have to regain cohesion,
efficiency, and intensity, especially with the important things coming.