The voice is calm, calm. But the laughter is yellow and the tone annoyed. Stéphane Cabrelli may be a coach and understand the difficulties of the profession of his counterpart Thomas Tuchel, he is above all a fan of PSG who experienced a new disappointment this Tuesday evening in the knockout stages of the Champions League with this defeat at Dortmund. A setback experienced from the visitor park, in the company of the 3,300 Parisian supporters present at the Signal Iduna Park.
"This is a scenario seen and reviewed, sighs the one who faced PSG in the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France with Linas-Montlhéry. Everything is surprising, starting with the team composition and the starting tactical choice. We sometimes have the impression that everything is done so that it does not work. It's weird. But there is not only the tactical scheme to incriminate, there is also the attitude of the players.
Stéphane Cabrelli from the visitors' gallery
In the tribune reserved for PSG supporters and ultras, Stéphane Cabrelli gave voice. "At least, the fans have fulfilled their role," said this unconditional fan, long subscribed in the Boulogne stand. But we are disappointed. We can always lose, we can get eliminated. But at least with positive attitudes. We never show anything or in sequence, only ”.
Cabrelli recognizes, however, that the score is not insurmountable. But according to the Linas-Monthléry coach, the biggest concern will come from the yellow card received by Verratti, suspended for the return match. "This is the first hub in the game. We saw him again this evening, he took out all the balls, was omnipresent. He does not have the right to take a box like that (Editor's note: for dispute) ".
If he had trouble realizing the general atmosphere at the heart of the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Stéphane Cabrelli remains happy to have discovered "a real football stadium" and a "real audience". The recipes for the return match and a possible qualification for the quarter-finals? “Put some intensity, especially with the ball because it will be necessary to make differences. But it always makes me laugh a little to hear the players talking about the intensity. If they finally understand it and put it in place, so much the better. We will see ". See you on March 11 at the Parc des Princes.
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