The question of the captaincy feeds behind the scenes of Paris Saint-Germain at the start of the season.
Which player will be responsible for captaining Paris Saint-Germain for the 2023-24 season? Will Marquinhos retain his status? These questions fuel the debates in the ranks of the club of the capital, at the dawn of a new era embodied by Luis Enrique.
Friday, at a press conference, the new PSG coach explained his method. “For me, it’s very simple: I don’t choose the captains. The players choose. They vote and decide who represents them. There are four captains. As a coach, my experience tells me that it’s not my job to pick captains. This would be the coach’s captain. No, I want a players captain“.
A new vote with a secret ballot
” I don’t know the captains. I believe they voted today or yesterday. When I find out, I will have no problem communicating it to you”, also specified the Spaniard. The fact remains that this small voting exercise would have been organized again this Tuesday, at the PSG Campus, in Poissy, RMC specifying that a new ballot took place, and that each vote was carried out with a secret ballot, and not at raised hand. If L’Équipe drops the name of Marquinhos, the result has not yet been formalized. It remains to be seen if another executive player could be acclaimed…