While Paris Saint-Germain is preparing to face Le Mans in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France, a news comes to disturb the plans of Luis Enrique. The Spanish technician will have to do without an essential element of his workforce, an absence which raises questions while the season enters a crucial phase.
With a loaded calendar including the reception of Monaco in Ligue 1 and a shock against Brest in the Champions League, this loss falls in the worst time for PSG. If Luis Enrique intended to run his workforce in the face of a hierarchically inferior team, this setback could force him to review his plans.
Zaïre-Emery Package for Le Mans
It is not a departure on the transfer market, but a unavailability for injury. Warren Zaïre-Emery, hit in the ankle, is forfeited for the French Cup meeting. A sprain will prevent him from being aligned on Tuesday evening, and his return remains uncertain for the next games.
If PSG can be delighted to have an almost complete group, the absence of its young midfielder represents a headache for his coach. The 18 -year -old French international has established himself as an essential element of the Parisian midfield and his absence could weigh in the face of capital deadlines.
PSG will not be complete against Le Mans.
A PSG in management before a decisive series
With a still dense workforce, Luis Enrique should still carry out a moderate rotation for this meeting against the National Club. If some executives will be preserved for the next meeting, the Spanish coach should not repeat the experience of the match against Espaly, where he had aligned an unprecedented defense.
The probable eleven of PSG for this meeting could see Arnau Tenas in the cages, accompanied by a defensive line made up of Zague, Beraldo, Pacho and Lucas Hernandez. In the middle, Fabian Ruiz, Joao Neves and Lee Kang-in should be aligned, while the attack could be carried by Bradley Barcola, Gonçalo Ramos and Désiré Doué.
PSG will therefore have to do without Zaire-Emery, but remains favorite against Le Mans. It remains to be seen whether this absence does not prefigure other complications for the rest of the season.