It's time for vows! As PSG returns to training this Thursday, it will need luck, good health and well-being to achieve its dreams. In order to stay in the nails of its objectives, it is necessary…
… Let Paris succeed in its transfer window
Strengthening also means retaining one's best elements. Announced starters, Draxler and Paredes will not necessarily miss the team but they will have to be replaced digitally if they find another club. On the other hand, keeping Edinson Cavani is a real headache, a real strategy. There are pros and cons. The Uruguayan can still be of service and he knows the smell of very high level matches if Icardi weakens or misses. But his situation undermines him and he has lost confidence.
In the arrivals department, hiring a lateral to overtake Bernat seems a priority if the rest of the workforce does not move. Leonardo knows perfectly the workings of the transfer window. With him came winter Thiago Motta, Maxwell, Alex, Lucas or Beckham. PSG needs have changed, not Leo's address book.
… That Neymar be present for the 8th finals
On February 18, facing the yellow wall of Dortmund, Paris hopes that Neymar will be on the lawn. He has not disputed an 8th final since the first leg against Real Madrid in February 2018 (3-1) with Unai Emery. Neymar and the Champions League are made for each other and Paris objectively has more chances of qualifying with him than without him. It is time for the Brazilian as for the club to tell a different story than these pitiful failures against Barcelona, Real or Manchester United. Once past this 8 th finals, PSG has everything in hand to continue the adventure. Neymar on the meadow, it would also mean that Paris stops its hecatomb of injured, with this season a surprising repetition of thigh smacks.
… That Mbappé wins the Golden Ball
Of course, the world champion can also become European champion with the Blues thanks to Euro 2020, which broke out in twelve cities on the continent (June 12 - July 12). He would not be far from winning his first France Football Golden Ball, a dream cherished by many French people and lovers of the game in general. But if PSG could also offer him the Grail, that would be a good sign. The sign that one can be a Ballon d'Or while playing in France, the sign that Paris has approached its goal in the Champions League.
… That Mbappé is even more important
Always Mbappé, yes! There is probably no player more important than him today at PSG even though there is Neymar and he leaves him the role of number 1. His relationship with Tuchel is difficult to decipher, in this " I love you me neither ”, this game of the cat and the mouse not clear. Mbappé must feel important and his coach has a card to play in this architecture where he would gain in thickness. Until extending to PSG? Chiche!
… That Tuchel continues to be inspired
His move to 4-4-2 has revived a dying PSG in the game since the start of the season. The tenure of the fantastic four - Neymar, Di Maria, Mbappé, Icardi - finally rid of physical glitches gives sparkle to a team still a little unbalanced. It is now a question of finding the happy medium and it is not only an image. Often lost in his choices, author of hazardous experiments or lack of reaction on his bench, Tuchel gets back to the center of the game at the right time. His emotional management of his return to Dortmund where he trained two seasons promises to be his major challenge at the start of the year.