PSG under fire from critics
In the rain at St James’ Park the French Champion had a hell of an evening against Newcastle and lost heavily 4-1. “The desillusion” title The Team who explains that Luis Enrique’s men have “totally dominated on the tactical level and in the engagement“. Luis Enrique is strongly criticized this morning in the sports daily for his choice to line up four attackers at kick-off. “He persisted despite the shipwreck that was unfolding before him“, we can read there. Then we can talk about the poor performance of the Parisians, the scores speak for themselves in L’Équipe, Kylian Mbappé and Randal Kolo Muani inherit the worst scores: 2/10. the best rated is Warren Zaire-Emery 6/10. Let’s open the pages of Parisian which ensures that this Newcastle-PSG is a “shipwreck“. The newspaper believes that this defeat “indicates the immense difficulties of PSG in reinventing itself, without big stars and in an identified game, possession“. For our colleagues, the main person responsible for “fiasco“, it’s Luis Enrique. For the Figaro Sportit was above all Marquinhos who started “at fault”, and Mbappé was “non-existent“. Everyone seems satisfied to see Paris lose in this “gulf derby» as it is called Marca. “The French champion, unable to chain 7-8 passes into the opposing field. It is a heavy defeat which stings and increases doubts about Luis Enrique’s “1.0 project”», criticize the Spanish journalists. On the side of Corriere dello Sportin Italy, it is estimated that “Howe’s Newcastle was the protagonist of a match bordering on perfection, in which they dominated Luis Enrique’s PSG and earned the 4-1 victory“. “The Toons humiliate the flop Mbappé by partying» can we read on the front page of the Mirror this Thursday morning. The tabloid goes wild in its today’s edition talking about “execution» using the beginning of Kylian’s first name to make a play on words with “kill“.
Rashford put under pressure
This Thursday, The Manchester Evening News is especially interested in the future of Manchester United in its interior pages. Since its defeat against Galatasaray, the club has faced the anger of its supporters. Erik ten Hag is heavily criticized, but according to the English press, the Dutch tactician has the support of the club, who believe he is the right person for the present and future of the project. The manager has a free hand for the next transfer window, but he would have made a rather surprising decision according to the indiscretions of the Daily Star and Mirror. “Ruthless Ten Hag could end Rashford’s career» headlines the newspaper. Because according to the tabloid, Ten Hag has serious concerns about the English star’s loss of form. Alejandro Garnacho, Facundo Pellistri and Antony are ready to replace him in the starting eleven. For the Red Devils boss, United’s form is down to the poor start to the season from Rashford, who scored 30 goals in all competitions last season for United. He has just one goal to his name so far this season and looks significantly behind his standards. If he does not turn things around, a sale is considered to then strengthen the workforce.
Portugal and Spain celebrate
As we presented to you yesterday, FIFA announced that the 2030 World Cup will take place on 3 different continents with the opening matches in South America and the rest of the competition in Morocco, Spain and Portugal. This news delights the country of La Roja which is satisfied to have been chosen for this prestigious event which is the centenary of the World Cup. We can see all the flags of the organizing countries on the front page of Ace this Thursday, of course the Spanish flag takes up more space. “A dream come true. October 4, 2023 is already part of the history of Spanish sport,” writes the daily. Taking up Infantino’s words, Marca looking forward to seeing Spain organize “the best World Cup in history“. Same story on the side ofIn Bola in Portugal. According to the newspaper, Estádio da Luz, Estádio do Dragão and Estádio José Alvalade are the Portuguese venues that will host the 2030 World Cup matches. So keep an eye on the ticket office.
