He was a little worse, let’s put it that way. While he had a great start to the season, with four goals during the three days of Ligue 1, and a goal in the first minute with the France team against Italy (1-3), Bradley Barcola was a little back in line since the international break.
The former Lyonnais had not scored in PSG’s last three matches, against Brest, Girona and Reims, and his performances were much less impressive. We imagined Luis Enrique blowing him away, before the clash against Arsenal in the Champions League, by leaving him on the bench at kick-off against Rennes. The Spanish coach made another choice, and he did well.
Barcola, Luis Enrique not happy against the press
Against the Bretons, Barcola led his team to victory (3-1) by scoring a double on two counter-attacks (30th, 68th), while being at the origin of Lee Kang-In’s goal with his strike on the post (58th). It was the best way to answer the few questions we might have, even if there was no need to panic according to Luis Enrique.
“Give me the name of a player who is still good in the history of football, replied the Parisian coach Friday evening to the journalist who asked him about Barcola, relays Culture PSG. I don’t believe there is just one. It’s very annoying, especially when we’re talking about a young player (22 years old). But even in the case of a 30-year-old player in reality, because no player plays well all the time. I’m sorry, but I’m bored talking about this.). Yesterday Bradley was the devil and today he is God. Please, let’s raise the bar. »
So here is Bradley Barcola, the only top scorer in Ligue 1 with now 6 goals, one more than Mason Greenwood, who could respond on Sunday evening in Strasbourg. We could almost write that Barcola is making us forget the departure of Kylian Mbappé, but we will wait a little so as not to upset Luis Enrique
