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TOPS
Di Maria at the rendezvous
In the absence of Neymar, Angel Di Maria saw himself invested with greater responsibilities in the construction.
And the Argentine did not disappoint, taking advantage of a gift from Lamine Lomba to open the scoring (18th, see elsewhere) and offering the goal of the break to Pablo Sarabia from a superb center (36th), during the 3-0 victory for Paris Saint-Germain against Nîmes this Wednesday, during the 23rd day of Ligue 1. Positioned to the right in the 4-4-2 of Mauricio Pochettino, "Fideo", who played and even started every matches since the arrival of the new coach on the bench, had not found the net since his double against Rennes on November 7.
A globally successful performance by the 32-year-old Argentinian international, which will comfort in their idea those who believe that he is never as good as when "Ney" is not there ... Di Maria, it's 55 balls , two shots, four last passes before a shot, nine crosses in 70 minutes.
MVP of a small PSG who did not force his talent, especially in the second half.
Moreover, Di Maria was less prominent after the rest until his replacement.
Mbappé, a flash in the night
The debauchery of energy of Moise Kean, the Nîmes grinta or the stops of Sergio could have been included in the TOPS of this meeting.
We favored the gesture of Kylian Mbappé, a magnificent curled right for the 3-0 (68th).
Which Mbappé has for a long time shone by his ineffectiveness first, then his discretion.
Merciless, he remembered to the good memories of all, and in particular the men of Frédéric Arpinon, by "planting" his 15th goal in 19 Ligue 1 matches. The top scorer in the championship is obviously him, far ahead of his Dauphin Rémois Boulaye Dia (12 goals, the classification here).
For the rest, can do better.
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FLOPS
Assisted by Fomba… for Di Maria
Pleasure of giving, joy of receiving.
We are in the 18th minute of play, touched for Nîmes on the right side, a little after the center line.
The Parisian pressing is present, but the Crocos are doing well, especially thanks to Lamine Fomba.
We try to come out cleanly on the right side, but said Fomba, under pressure from Sarabia, commits the irreparable: a back pass for Florent Miguel in the form of a gift for Angel Di Maria, who only had to adjust Benjamin Reynet (18th).
Terrible mistake of the native of Rosny-sous-Bois, exactly the kind of transmission that the coaches of France and Navarre prohibit in schools.
From the head, the young (23 years) middle was on the verge of catching up, those of Sergio Rico (39th).
The mistake in the 18th minute is all the more annoying as Fomba has done the job, like a combative Nîmes team, especially after the break, and who would undoubtedly have deserved to score at least once in the Park.
Dagba-Kehrer, weak links
The right side of the Parisian defense did not really reassure this Wednesday.
It is no coincidence that the few situations in the Gard have come from this side, with the Ripart-Meling tandem which caused miseries for Colin Dagba in the side and Thilo Kehrer, right axis.
Zinedine Fehrat too, when he came from this side.
In short, Alessandro Florenzi, who had the opportunity to breathe a bit, does not have to worry too much about his place in the starting XI.
Obviously, neither did Captain Marquinhos, but that makes sense.
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