2 out of 2. FC Nantes falls without being flamboyant during the first day of Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain recurred this Friday evening on the occasion of the reception of Angers. Saved by a goal from Fabian Ruiz, Luis Enrique's men thus temporarily take the lead in the French championship. A success that took a long time to take shape, the fault mainly to a collective still lacking rhythm. Standing at the forefront of the Parisian attack, alongside Désiré Doué and Bradley Barcola, Ousmane Dembélé also symbolized this difficult return to business.
Not very influential on the attacking game of his family, the one that was credited with a 3 by the FM editorial staff has clearly did not shine. Technically imprecise (16 lost balloons) and little inspired against the goal (0 shot on a frame), the former FC Barcelona player tried to destabilize the defenders of the SCO but his dribbles were generally less flamboyant than usual. Often taken in the duel (50%) and guilty of a few questionable transmissions, the Parisian number 10 will especially miss the opportunity to open its goal counter this season.
Dembélé frustrated, Luis Enrique satisfied
Responsible for transforming the penalty obtained by Joao Neves, Dembouz finally saw his attempt flying largely above the goal of Hervé Koffi. A failure, moreover, relating the debates around the dedicated shooter, which is more after the two recent attempts failed by Vitinha. “It's me, don't worry, the scorer is me.” I am the boss so I have the capacity to choose the player. We have a lot of players who are able to draw the penalties »however, preferred Luis Enrique to have a press conference. One thing is certain, Dembélé will have experienced a more than delicate evening for his return to the Parc des Princes.
Replaced by Kang-in Lee (81st), the French international even seemed frustrated when joining the Parisian bench. A logical annoyance with regard to the partition rendered by the 28 -year -old but symbolizing the current difficulties of many executives. In the wake of Dembélé, Achraf Hakimi (3 small duels won, 22 lost balloons, 2 successful dribbles), Nuno Mendes (2 duels won out of 9 disputed, 1 single successful dribble, 19 lost balloons) or Bradley Barcola have also struggled to exist.
“I think we deserved this victory. It's important to win, we start the season two weeks ago and we are used to being at the level. It remains time to be 100%. We have to be 100% all season. All matches are important, you have to be 100% every game. I think we can do better than last season, it's my motivation. I try to transmit it to my players. There is a lot of improvements. You have to think about the future and think about what you want to win for the future ”however relativized Luis Enrique. Yes, it will take a little patience before seeing Dembouz and others at their best level …
