The general public had discovered some of the great hopes of PSG in the heart of the summer.
A month later, he could well see some again this Thursday in Lens for the Parisians' first Ligue 1 match.
On August 5, during the very friendly match against Sochaux (L 2), Thomas Tuchel threw Kenny Nagera, Edouard Michut, Xavi Simons and El Chadaille Bitshiabu into the deep end.
In short supply due to the six cases of Covid (Navas, Marquinhos, Paredes, Di Maria, Neymar, Icardi) and pending the return of the seven internationals (Kimpembe, Mbappé, Kehrer, Draxler, Dagba, Bakker), the technician German needs vital forces, at least for training.
He invited the Dutch nugget unearthed at Barça last year, leader Xavi Simons, 17, as well as defender Soumaila Coulibaly, 16, and goalkeeper Denis Franchi, 17, to come and train with his group. this week.
It is not excluded that they are part of the trip to Lens to make up the number.
Tuchel also invited three other young people born in 2001, Maxen Kapo, Alexandre Fressange and Bandiougou Fadiga, to join his sessions.
Edouard Michut unavailable for one month
As revealed by Goal, Simons, Coulibaly and Franchi were spared this weekend and therefore did not take part in the victory (1-0) of the U 19 Parisians against Amiens on Sunday during the second day of the championship.
The three were still present at the edge of the field of Camp des Loges to encourage their teammates.
Edouard Michut was at their side.
The neo-pro (3 years old) is unavailable about a month after injuring his back the previous weekend at Drancy, where he scored the tying goal of a draw (1-1) at the start of the season.
In Seine-Saint-Denis, Simons wore the armband.
It was therefore with a formation that had been further revised and reduced that Stéphane Roche's troops opened their victory counter against Amiens thanks to a Tidiany Chabro achievement in the 19th minute.
The Parisian coach was still deprived of the three “Lisboetes” present in the Final 8 of the Champions League, Kays Ruiz-Atil, Timothée Pembélé and Arnaud Kalimuendo, the last two being with the victorious France U 20 team (2-0 ) of Paris FC (L 2) on Friday in a friendly match.
The U 19 of PSG do not seem more disturbed by the two positive Covid cases which have affected the workforce since the resumption and which have obliged them at times to train in separate groups.
With this success in front of Amiens, they are at the foot of the podium in group A (4th) before going next Sunday to Lille, last after two defeats against Feignies (0-6) and Valenciennes (1-3).
The U-17s are starting their season off perfectly
At the same time, their U 17 counterparts opened their season at Avranches with a clear and flawless success (3-0).
After a rather convincing campaign of friendly matches, started with a defeat (1-4) against Rennes, but followed by three spectacular victories in front of Le Mans (4-3), Orléans (5-4) and Torcy (5-0), the Parisians therefore continued their momentum in Normandy.
The team led since last year by Stéphane Moreau, the former pro (Nantes, Caen, Laval, Valenciennes) who then became director of the Laval training center (2009-2019), made the difference after the break.
According to the specialized site "Les Titis du PSG", the goals were scored by Ilyes Housni (48th), Noha Lemina (68th) and Wilson Odobert (73rd).
The U 17 of PSG settle from the start in the leading group of Pool A with four teams (Paris FC, Caen, Amiens, Montrouge).
Confirmation will be expected next Sunday during the short trip to Essonne to challenge Brétigny-sur-Orge, beaten (2-5) at home by Caen during this first day.