A very negative assessment (4 points out of 18), a decline from 2nd to 6th place and two new long-term injuries (Alimami Gory and especially captain Cyril Mandouki…).
The month of September threw a great deal of trouble on Paris FC's Ligue 1 ambitions.
On the Orly side, we hope that the fifteen days of international truce will have been beneficial to regenerate a group tired by the sequence of matches (5 in 14 days in September).
Thierry Laurey had also chosen to leave several days of rest to his players during the first week.
"It did them good to get out of the framework of football a bit," said the Parisian coach. "We were a little worn out, we were all able to recharge our batteries," said striker Morgan Guilavogui, co-top scorer of the team (3 goals) with Gaëtan Laura. To correct a very deficit shooting / goal ratio while Paris FC is the L2 team that strikes and frames the most, the staff has insisted a lot on the offensive aspect during the last sessions. "With the sequence of matches every three days, we had not really been able to work, recognizes Guilavogui. There, we could see all the offensive patterns, work on the finish, the centers. We know that we sometimes lacked application in front of goal. It is not a matter of trust. But we must have a more killer state of mind, be sharper in the last gesture. "
The premiere of Siby on loan from Strasbourg
Offensively, Laurey who did not retain Lamine Diaby Fadiga for this trip - reinstated this week in the pro group after having been sent to train in reserve for a month - will not be able to count on a reinforcement as was envisaged.
"If you find a free player, who is operational right away and who brings more to what we currently have, you are very strong," he quipped.
We will have to wait for the winter transfer window to look into recruiting an attacker, if our concerns persist in this area.
There was an arbitration to be done for the joker and we preferred to take a middle.
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The serious injury of Cyril Mandouki, operated on the hamstrings and unavailable for at least five months, made recruitment in this sector essential. Trained in Bobigny where he grew up, Mahamé Siby, 25, on loan from Strasbourg (L1) where Laurey coached him last season, is making his big debut in Pau. "With us, he will have playing time," warns Laurey. It will do us a lot of good in the impact. He's a Parisian, he's already adapted very well. He has an extraordinary mentality, he is a leader, he is able to lead others. "
Ousmane Kanté, who had left for the selection of Guinea but who did not come into play, is suspended. Laurey will therefore have to review his defense again, but he can count on the return of injury from Jaouen Hadjam. “You have to take points and be efficient, warns the Parisian coach. Against Nancy (1-1 two weeks ago), we had not recovered and we lacked lucidity. I hope that we will find a more dynamic team and up to what we the staff hope. Pau is a team with some interesting ideas for the game. I know well and I really appreciate Didier Tholot with whom I graduated. I know he's a smart guy… In this team, there are no high-sounding names but a lot of good players who deserve to be known.There is also Armand whom I trained in Montpellier and who played at the PFC where he had been very efficient (Editor's note: 7 goals in 2019-2020). It will be necessary to be wary. "
Match sheet
PAU - PARIS FC,
Saturday (7 p.m.), Nouste Camp.
Referee: M. Baert.
Paris FC:
Demarconnay - Bernauer, Chergui, Camara, Hanin - Siby, Name, Demoncy - Lopez, Laura, Guilavogui.
Substitutes: Filipovic (l.), Hadjam, Campanini, Masevo, Diakité, Caddy, Alfarela.
Entr.
: Laurey.
Absent
: Kanté (suspended), Arab, Diaby Fadiga, Tattevin (choice), Mandouki, Gory (injured), Bamba, Ndiaye (recovery).
