In a park of effervescence princes, decorated for the celebration of the golden ball of Ousmane Dembélé but deprived of many executives (Dembélé, Marquinhos, Neves, Goué), PSG welcomed AJ Auxerre with the obligation to revive after defeat in the classic against OM. Faced with a decimated workforce, Luis Enrique chose to open the door even more to the Parisian training by summoning four titis for this meeting: Quentin Ndjantou (18), Mathis Jnggeal (17), Yanis Khafi (19) and Wassim Slama (17). The first two were entitled to their baptism of fire, under the encouragement of the Parisian public, symbolizing the club's ambition to capitalize on its internal pool to maintain a high level of competitiveness. Quentin Ndjantou, launched in the 62nd minute, took advantage of his playing time to stand out. The striker hit 25 balloons and made a very promising assessment of 16 successful passes out of 19 (84 %), in addition to two tried strikes, including one framed. With his sharp trips and his ability to make himself available, he showed a conquering and uninhibited face.
A little later, Mathis Jingeal entered in turn for the last ten minutes. If he had less the opportunity to highlight himself, he perfectly used each ball (13 keys, 9 successful passes out of 9) and offered a clean, calm and disciplined environment profile. “I am very happy to have been able to make my debut with my heart club, to return like that to the Parc des Princes. It is a day that will remain forever in my memory to see Quentin come back, it gave me confidence, I could see how the match was going. When I returned, I took advantage of it and gave the maximum. What impressed me the most? The intensity and the template of the players, it changes from our usual matches ”said Mathis Juggeal to PSG TVwhile Quentin Ndjantou has chained: “It was a lot of pride. I am very happy to have come into play with my training club, and I also thank the coach for the confidence he gave us. What impressed me the most? The intensity and the level of intelligence, you must quickly be connected with your partner and also quickly defend, that was the most important things during the match ”. Two promising first in a context far from simple.
Mayulu shows the example
This integration is part of an already initiated logic in recent seasons. Before them, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Senny Mayulu and Ibrahim Mbaye have already embodied this passage from the training center to the first team. On Saturday, Mayulu also signed a decisive pass for Beraldo (2-0), confirming its offensive impact (41 keys, 22 successful passes out of 27, a big opportunity created), while Mbaye dominated the environment and its technical cleanliness (57 keys, 37 successful passes on 40, two key passes, three successful dribbles on three and five duels. These trajectories illustrate a more global plan, where youth supervised by executives settles in the rotation, or even in the starting eleven, as Luis Enrique recalls at a press conference: “It is for that that we always think of the Titis, they are the identity and the DNA of the club. It is our identity to have confidence in our young people. They made a very good match with personality, with ambition with energy. I'm happy for them. I must congratulate them».
In an amputated workforce of several holders and engaged in a very dense calendar, these young players have a real opportunity to cross a level. “”It's always a pleasure as a titis to see other titis goes up in pro, when you are at the training center you always have this desire to want to climb with professionals. The coach is very cool compared to that! He trusts us a lot, and it's a real pleasure to see other titis“Said Mayulu in the mixed zone. The summons of Yanis Khafi and Wassim Slama, even without entry into play, demonstrates Luis Enrique's will to integrate them gradually. With a crucial trip to Barcelona in the Champions League and a long and demanding season, PSG may well need this emerging generation to maintain its level and compensate for absences. The Parisian titis have never been so close to playing a decisive role in the sports project of the capital's club.
