Author of a double in Dijon, Kylian Mbappé once again got hold of the praise.
This 27th meeting in Ligue 1 was however also revealed as the day of recruits at PSG.
With the exception of Alessandro Florenzi, at rest due to an injury to the adductors, Moise Kean, Rafinha and Danilo Pereira have, at the start or at the finish, all been involved in the four Parisian goals scored in Burgundy.
The opportunity to spend the first months of the PSG recruits under scrutiny with Eric Carrière who officiated at the microphone of Canal + on Saturday on the lawn of Gaston-Gérard.
Moise Kean, the good pick
On the eve of his 21st birthday, the Italian striker offered his 15th goal of the season on Saturday in Burgundy.
Second finest trigger of the club behind Mbappé (23 goals), the player loaned by Everton (without option to buy) shines in the capital.
Before joining Paris, Kean had scored 16 goals in 78 games, just one more than in 27 outings for the French champion.
"Some would say that we score more easily than elsewhere in a team like Paris," explains former Lyon player Eric Carrière.
Except that it is also more difficult than elsewhere to find a place there.
Kean is all the more interesting as his profile did not exist at PSG.
He likes to fight, which is not the strong point of Neymar, Mbappé or Icardi.
Beyond his efficiency, he weighs, shakes up the defenses, brings response and is versatile since he is also at ease, on the right as he has shown in front of Barça.
It feels good to see young people who are there to progress and bring a certain mental freshness.
This is the right pick.
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Rafinha, intermittent sun
The credit given to the left-hander who arrived free from Barcelona in October is puzzling.
After signing up until 2023, the Brazilian (28) began to make his mark with Tuchel in Ligue 1 (9 starts in 11 games) before being “shunned” by Pochettino.
Under the Argentinian, he was only entitled to 55 minutes of play in 2021, before his first tenure, crowned with a magnificent blind assist (his 5th) in Dijon.
“Rafinha is a player who raises the technical level of the team, assures Carrière.
He has this finesse that allows him to fix in small spaces, attract opponents and free up ground for his partners.
His technical sensitivity and his vision of the game are similar to those of Verratti, Neymar and Mbappé.
He also has a good volume of play, is smart in duels and very comfortable in recovery.
He will have more playing time. ”
Danilo Pereira, plan B become C
Tenured eleven times (in 13 games) in defense and in the middle by Tuchel, the Lusitanian international on loan from Porto (29) is the big loser of the arrival of Pochettino.
In 2021 Danilo Pereira has only started three of the thirteen matches led by the Argentine.
Despite his first headed goal in Dijon, the situation of the one Kimpembe nicknamed “the Mountain” could have difficulty changing.
“The problem is not a question of level, but of characteristics, explains Carrière.
His recruitment was linked to the desire to have a more athletic player in the middle.
But he is not comfortable enough with the use of the ball to create playing affinities with others.
He could make up for that if he really made a difference on a physical level.
But he does not bring more impact than Paredes or Gueye and remains, in my opinion, behind the others in the hierarchy of circles.
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Alessandro Florenzi, between show and cold
Behind Kylian Mbappé (2364 minutes played), the Italian on loan from AS Roma is the Parisian player to benefit from the most playing time since the start of the season (2032 minutes).
Hardly endangered by Colin Dagba and Thilo Kehrer, the Italian would not have taken the opportunity to achieve unanimity in the locker room.
"Florenzi is a player who is more comfortable with the ball than without," explains Eric Carrière.
Full-backs like Maxwell and Bernat have done well in Paris, because they are players who have such qualities that their weaknesses are not visible.
Florenzi brings a lot on the offensive side but is more in difficulty in the defensive sector.
When the hinge is at the top and Marquinhos can fill in, it's okay.
But if not, it can be trickier.
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