On the sidelines of PSG-Lens, Laure Boulleau spoke about the thorny issue of the captaincy within the Parisian club.
After a short soap opera that will have caused a lot of ink to flow, Marquinhos, appointed captain of PSG after the departure of Thiago Silva at Chelsea, kept his armband this week. After a first informal vote, his teammates confirmed him in his role on Tuesday, following a secret ballot this time. According to RMC Sport, Danilo Pereira, Presnel Kimpembe and Kylian Mbappé are the three vice-captains (in that order).
Propelled captain of the France team after the announcement of the international retirement of Hugo Lloris, Kylian Mbappé was not given this task in Paris after his eventful summer to say the least. A disavowal? For Laure Boulleau, no.
“Marquinhos is rather erased as captain”
“He is already the technical leader of the team. With the turn taken by Paris Germain, we feel that it is he who is at the center of the project. He is the star of this team. The other two are gone (Lionel Messi and Neymar, editor’s note), Kylian is at the heart. He is not captain because I think the vote took place in a period where it was a bit tense, he did not do the preparation.estimated the former side on Canal +, Saturday evening, on the sidelines of the kickoff of PSG-Lens (3-1).
“He has not been disavowed. Some thought Marquinhos was better suited to be a captain, more attentive.”added Laure Boulleau, before acknowledging that “Marquinhos is rather erased as a captain. »
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In a pre-match press conference, Luis Enrique said he was satisfied with the outcome of the vote. “The result suits me, the captain was elected by his teammates, indicated the Spanish coach. Marquinhos is a leader on and off the pitch, especially in relation to his character. He’s a player you want to emulate when you see him. That’s what we want, for a captain to represent his team, and he does it well. »
