Paris Saint-Germain did not flank during the first day of Ligue 1 by winning on the lawn of FC Nantes on the smallest of scores (1-0). Unsurprisingly, the champions of France and Europe did not offer the most beautiful of shows, for two reasons. First, Luis Enrique may align a largely altered team, the Canaries preferred to play with a very low block. Finally, if Paris has not been dashing, it is because it still has to undergo the consequences of an extended 2024/2025 season and therefore a lack of rhythm. The partners of Ousmane Dembélé resumed the training path not even ten days ago, while their opponents have been on the war foot for more than a month.
For the moment, the red and blue are doing well. Faced with Tottenham, in the European Super Cup, the winners of the Champions League were able to find the resources to go up a 0-2 and win on shots on goal. This Sunday evening, a small goal from Vitinha was enough for a weak Nantes opposition. What satisfy a well -aware Luis Enrique of the disparate state of its troops. “”I'm very happy, because the first goal in this match was victory. We deserved these three points. If I have to analyze the match, we checked the ball for 90 minutes, we played in the opposing camp. We have not created many opportunities in the first half, but it's normal. It's difficult in the face of an opponent in a low block. (…) It's not easy to find the feeling with the ball. It was a very important condition for us. There are players who have shown their level, who are ready. It's more difficult for others, everyone needs time. With more training and more matches, we will find this feeling with the balloon“, He said at a press conference.
Thank you the replacements!
A feeling shared by his defender Lucas Hernandez. Holder at La Beaujoire, the 2018 world champion does not have too much. “”It was a very short summer, we did not have much preparation. We try to recover sensations, to be as clean as possible with the ball. Nantes made a long preparation, physically, they were there. We have a little week left to prepare physically. We are not yet 100%, but as the training progresses, we will recover this. Physically, we work well. The most important thing is to recover the physique as quickly as possible. With the sequences of the matches, we will recover this». The two men are logically on the same wavelength and they also agree to enhance the very positive entries of the replacements. Against Tottenham, Kang-in Lee and Gonçalo Ramos had made the difference and in Nantes, the situation unlocked from the quadruple change made by Luis Enrique (the entries of Dembélé, Goué, Hakimi and Mendes).
“”At the moment, with the physical condition of the players, it is important to have replacements capable of arriving at the end of the match with a better freshness. This was the case against Tottenham, and again tonight. If you want to have the opportunity to win everything, you need everyone and every day of work“Said the Spaniard, once again imitated by Hernandez. “”We have an exceptional group, we showed it last year. The eleven that start are important, but those who enter are even more important because they will bring back freshness on the ground. Today, it has been seen. Everyone is concerned in this team». PSG now has a full week to prepare for the reception of Angers at the Parc des Princes.
