It is as leader, for the first time this season, that PSG will travel to Le Havre this Friday at 7 p.m., to open this 9th day of Ligue 1. Despite a somewhat sluggish start to the championship, the reigning French champion returned to his seat at the end of last weekend. Barring any major surprises, he should stay there after his trip to Normandy. The HAC is dead last in Ligue 1 with only two points on the clock, and is still looking for its first victory of the season. Above all, we will have to take advantage of a relaxation in Paris to hope for something. And again.
Will Luis Enrique take advantage of this to rotate his squad? There is a trip to Villarreal in the middle of next week that must be on his mind somewhere. It’s very bad to know him. The Asturian is wary of this team which almost came back against OM despite being four goals behind, and where his team has always struggled to win. The numerous absences at the moment also reduce his possibilities between the injuries of Dembélé, Marquinhos, Nuno Mendes and the future paternity of Mika Godts, absent from today’s training. Others have not yet responded.
“ We are ready to look at how to reduce this adaptation time »
This is particularly the case for Lucas Digne, who arrived as Nuno Mendes’s understudy and finds himself moved to 4th place in the hierarchy, behind Lucas Hernandez and even Warren Zaire-Emery. “ These are things you can explain however you want. Maybe some players adapt better to what we do. Maybe you think he will adapt because he is French, because he has experience. But I’m sure it will be important », defends Luis Enrique at a press conference this Thursday. The left back appeared in only five matches, for three starts.
“ We know Lucas Digne well. We have a common experience in Barcelonacontinues the technician. We are ready to look at how to reduce this adaptation time to find the best version of Lucas Digne. » Understand that he is not yet ready for the big meetings. The 33-year-old, who already played for PSG between 2013 and 2016 (including a one-year loan to Roma), was even sidelined for the reception of AS Monaco (1-2) at the beginning of September, less than a month after his signing from Aston Villa for €7 million. You still have to be patient. Until when?
