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Paris FC: "We are not up to expectations", regrets Thierry Laurey

2022-05-01T09:37:11.647Z


Passed through Saturday against Valenciennes (1-1) during the 36th day of L2, Paris FC remains 5th. A place that would complicate considered


Charléty, gloomy plain.

Players who leave the stadium quickly, a VIP lounge which also empties very quickly… It was an atmosphere of bad evenings on Saturday evening after the sad draw (1-1) of Paris FC against Valenciennes.

Once again, the Parisians delivered a performance unworthy of a contender for the climb.

There was almost nothing, a very insufficient game, technical errors and no desire to force his destiny.

During this 36th day, Auxerre (3rd) and Sochaux (4th) went to snatch the 3 points, respectively in the 88th and 90th minutes.

Even with seven minutes of added time, Paris FC did not succeed.

On the ground, some now seem lost.

Others seem out of breath or are a shadow of themselves like Samir Chergui, one of the revelations of the season, author of a gross error on the goal of VA from the 3rd minute .

“This fault and this cap goal show that there is something that inhibits us”, notes Thierry Laurey.

Could it be the pressure of the stake?

In any case, since the defeat in Nancy (3-0) on March 15, something seems to have broken in this group.

Laurey is now dedicated to groping, experimenting and juggling injuries and the fluctuating states of his players.

He multiplies the changes at half-time, four at Bastia last week, three against Valenciennes.

Proof that there are things that no longer work.

After the match, he made his mea culpa.

“I thought that the system used in the first period with two attackers could annoy the Valenciennes but that was not the case, we did not manage to cause them any problems”, he admits.

But the PFC coach did not spare his players either: “I'm not here to hit them.

But we had worked on things during the week which were not reproduced on the ground by some, he regrets.

We cannot dream of a high level and be content with what we have shown.

More will have to be done.

We will see if we are able to do it in the next two games.

But it was a bad game and a bad night.

We did not live up to the expectations given.

It's not an easy time right now.

We are in the hard.

You have to pull yourself together.

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More injuries in defense?

The question is whether this group will be able to recover.

What we have been seeing for a few weeks hardly encourages optimism.

And after the hecatomb among the attackers, the bad luck now seems to have shifted to the defenders who are falling in turn, one by one... Already deprived of Ousmane Kanté (Achilles tendon rupture against Caen ten years ago days) the defense may have lost Ousmane Camara (ankle), who came off at halftime and Axel Bamba (thigh), touched after an acceleration.

Loup-Diwan Gueho (17), 3rd appearance in L2, was hit in the head after a shock with ex-international Mathieu Debuchy on his first ball.

So many glitches, it's rarely seen...

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— Paris FC (@ParisFC) May 1, 2022

Except for missteps from Auxerre and Sochaux, Paris FC will finish 5th.

So doesn't Laurey have an interest in losing interest in the matches at Amiens and Grenoble, to better prepare for the first play-off, on Tuesday May 17?

“Of course we can plan things like managing yellow cards, those coming back from injuries so as not to go too fast or recovering some of them physically, he replies.

Because some have plunged physically and we know why… But whatever team will be aligned, we will have to play Amiens and Grenoble to the fullest.

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"It's not yet time to take stock"

By collapsing completely during this final sprint, Paris FC not only missed the direct climb.

He also shot himself in the foot for the play-offs.

Because with a 5th place, he will have to win first in the 4th, then in the 3rd before hoping to challenge the 18th in L1.

A most uncertain marathon.

And finishing 5th, like last year, would not reflect the (real) progress of this club and this team.

“It's not time for the balance sheets yet, we'll take the time for that.

If we have to play the play-offs outside, we will go.

We don't have a choice anyway.

But that's not why there is concern.

What matters to me already is to fix my team to be ready and up to the task.

“It would be a shame if this season, often exciting, turns into water sausage.

Source: leparis

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