It was believed that the international break had made it possible to regenerate this Paris FC team, worn out by the repetition of matches in September and overwhelmed by injuries.
It has not happened.
And this time, the excuse of the sequence of matches or the lack of offensive success no longer holds.
Paris FC missed its match in great lengths in Pau (1-0).
This is his 5th defeat in the last 7 games (4 points out of 21), a journey of a relegation team.
The Parisians fell to 8th place, their worst ranking for two seasons.
A big questioning is needed before the arrival on Saturday at Charléty de Toulouse, irresistible leader who has just crushed another candidate for the climb, Auxerre (6-0).
What you must remember
Another big disappointment for Paris FC. As expected, Thierry Laurey, who had abandoned his defense to three for a 4-3-3, had chosen to start the last recruit Mahamé Siby, on loan from Strasbourg (L1). During the first 25 minutes, Paris FC is not really there, still showing itself very imprecise and unable to increase the pace. And it is when he began (a little) to raise his head, that he is logically sanctioned by a goal from Lobry (1-0, 37th). The bar even saves Vincent Demarconnay on an attempt by Romain Armand, the former Parisian (7 goals in 2019-2020 with the PFC).
At halftime, Laurey goes into a more offensive system (4-4-2) with the return of Julien Lopez.
If Ousmane Camara must save on the line on a resumption of Armand (60th), against Migouel Alfarela, perfectly shifted, wastes an equalizer by shooting above.
An incredible failure between breakdown of confidence and big clumsiness ... If Paris FC insisted on coming back, he lacked a bit of everything, precision, determination ... Pau, who had not won for 4 games, has perfectly defended to keep his goal in advance.
The PFC is him, in full doubt.
The number: 4
Paris FC conceded their 4th straight away defeat after Sochaux, AC Ajaccio and Niort.
He started the championship with three successes (Grenoble, Le Havre, Quevilly) on the road.
The player: Mahamé Siby
On loan from Strasbourg, the Malian international midfielder, 2 L1 matches this season, made his debut with Paris FC.
He tried to play simple recovery and to orient the game. Siby, 25, who grew up and started in Bobigny, also tried to carry the danger in front as on this strike not sufficiently supported (60th).
Thierry Laurey, who coached him in Strasbourg last season, relies a lot on his contribution to the middle, but it will certainly be necessary to wait a few games to see him express his potential to the maximum.
Match sheet
PAU - PARIS FC: 1-0 (1-0)
Referee: M. Baert.
Goal
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Pau: Lobry (37th).
Pau
: Olliero -Koffi, Kouassi (Dembelé, 64th), Batisse (cap.), Botto - Beusnard (Sylvestre, 74th), Daubin - Evans (Gomis, 70th), Lobry, Armand - Naioji (Assifuah, 70th).
Entr.
: Tholot.
Paris FC:
Demarconnay - Bernauer (Campanini, 80th), Chergui, Camara, Hadjam (Hanin, 80th) - Siby, Name (cap.), Demoncy (Lopez, 46th) - Alfarela (Guilavogui, 70th) Caddy (Diakité, 70th) , Laura.
Entr.
: Laurey.