For his first match with the Blues at the Stade de France, Maghnes Akliouche did not really manage to seize his chance. Starting in Zinédine Zidane’s 4-3-3, the new PSG player moved a lot between the midfield and the attack, without however managing to make enough difference. Often available in small spaces, he remained too academic in his choices and lacked sharpness in the last meters, even regularly going backwards to ensure his transmissions. Replaced by Rayan Cherki at the hour mark, he saw his direct competitor dynamite the match a few minutes after his entry.
A performance which did not escape Daniel Riolo. In After Football on RMC Sportthe journalist was particularly critical of the French international: “Akliouche is starting to annoy me. I always feel like we talk about it like a 17 year old kid, but that’s not the case anymore. » An outing which illustrates the expectations now high around the player, while he must still take a step forward in impact and risk-taking to establish himself sustainably among the Blues. With the expected returns of Aurélien Tchouaméni and also of Warren Zaire-Emery, the presence of the former ASM in the next list of Zizou is far from assured.
