"He's the savior, Cavani is already forgotten", dared the
Gazzetta dello Sport
, after Moise Kean's double last Wednesday in the Champions League, on the occasion of the Parisian victory on the field of Istanbul Basaksehir (0-2).
A very Latin enthusiasm.
Obviously, there is still room before making "forget" the Matador and his 200 goals at Paris Saint-Germain.
One thing is certain: the young (20 years old) Italian international striker (8 caps, 2 goals) is doing good in Paris at the moment.
Two goals against Dijon (4-0), two more against the champion of Turkey: the former great hope of Juventus, discreetly passed by Everton last year, does not miss the opportunity to show himself while Mauro Icardi is At the infirmary.
“The best thing to integrate into a group, a locker room, and even more for a striker, is to score, underlines Thomas Tuchel.
It helps a lot.
It's the best thing for him, for everyone. ”
all new, all beautiful
Before forgetting Cavani, we must digitally take his place.
Or that of Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting… In the meantime, the ex-Turinese brings new blood.
In a group worn out after an extended season and the Portuguese “Final 8”, this is not trivial.
“This is the first time, he is starting in C1, it's new for him and he can give an energy, confirmed Tuchel Wednesday, on
RMC
.
Every game is almost the game of a lifetime!
He scored two goals, he's lucky too, but it's deserved.
He must continue. ”
Quickly presented as the future Balotelli, not just for his skin color, Kean relished: “It was an important victory.
We lost the first game (against MU), so it was necessary to win. ”
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With Neymar's package for the next three matches and Icardi still absent, Kean, on loan from the Toffees, will probably still have the opportunity to play this Saturday (9 p.m., live commentary), in Nantes (day 9).
It remains to be seen at what position.
Obviously, Tuchel did not know him especially before his recruitment.
Moreover, we saw him be surprised to see him speak French at their first meeting, at Camp des Loges… "We can't expect too much," said the German after Dijon (4-0).
He hasn't played much at Everton, not at all. ”
Not much as a holder, but a bit anyway: 37 matches, four goals.
"Second striker, it is perhaps his best position"
Thomas tuchel
“He's a striker,” he added.
The best position for him is two in front rather than alone, in a center forward position.
It gives intensity to our game, it is its strength to have intensity and athleticism.
I am happy that he was able to give that against Nîmes and Dijon.
It was tough against Manchester for him because that's another quality.
Now he has shown he can help at this level. "
And "Herr Tuchel" to detail, on the eve of Nantes: "Second striker, it is perhaps his best position.
But if we play three in front, he can occupy the three positions, on the left, on the right or in the axis. "
In conclusion, he can both compete with Icardi, "hoped for" in training on Monday, and play with him.
Although, in the long term, there will be no room for everyone: Neymar Jr, Kylian Mbappé and Angel Di Maria have their appointed place.
One thing is certain: Moise Kean is one of the good surprises of this choppy start to the season.
Maybe not in the results (seven wins out of the last eight games), but at least in terms of content.
"There are phases where things are harder, and it is clearly a phase like that", recognizes Thomas Tuchel, regretting the frantic pace of the moment.
"We're going to kill the players," he squeaks, acknowledging that he had "no idea who can play" at La Beaujoire on Friday.
From the top of his 20 years, Kean is fresh.
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That's good, his game is precisely based on physical engagement.
And it is a profile that detonates in the Parisian offensive sector.
“For me, the most important thing is that he continues to build intensity, he has a physical capacity, that has a big influence on our game, underlines his coach.
He must absolutely continue like that, give physical capacity and duels against central defenders.
He's done it so far, with and against the ball.
Now is the challenge to continue. ”
We also saw him rather skilled technically to register his second goal in Istanbul, in pivot.
“It was not an easy ball because I had to pivot.
With a little success, I was able to put it in, ”he smiles at the club's media microphone.
Experimental defense in Nantes
Even without Neymar, Icardi and Julian Draxler (“at least four weeks” dixit Tuchel), the Canaries are therefore warned: PSG has plenty to do.
Especially since Di Maria has served his suspension.
Mbappé, Kean and Sarabia are available.
"We are ambitious but realistic," confesses Christian Gourcuff, who will have to line up an experimental defense: Sébastien Corchia, Fabio and Andrei Girotto are positive for Covid-19 and Nicolas Pallois, suspended.
In front, the former Parisian Jean-Kevin Augustin is back to business.
A welcome reinforcement when we know that FC Nantes remains on 16 defeats in its last 17 matches in Ligue 1 against Paris Saint-Germain… It is up to the fit man Kean and others to keep the tradition alive.
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