It is a tradition that would have been well done to perpetuate.
Like Mauricio Pochettino last summer or Thomas Tuchel the previous ones, Christophe Galtier will not have all his musicians to open the Ligue 1 ball. evening in Clermont (9 p.m.).
A downside, the new Parisian coach knows, which does not change the score without false note that his troops will have to play at the foot of the volcanoes of Auvergne.
Despite a repertoire much less extensive than his predecessors, a limited experience of the European scene and almost virgin in the field of the management of international stars, it is on a most catchy tune that the new chef orchestra and its troupe gave their first performance at the Champions Trophy last Sunday in Tel Aviv.
Two months after the curtain fell on the dullest exercise since the arrival of Qatar (in 2011), barely four weeks after the departure of a Mauricio Pochettino who never knew how to find the right tempo, Paris has given, faced with FC Nantes overwhelmed on all sides, the impression of having already (or finally) gotten in tune.
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Symbol of this PSG already settled like music paper, the performance of the superstars Ramos - Messi - Neymar who, for ninety minutes, rekindled the stars in the eyes of those who now intend to be amazed every week .
Continue the show while waltzing the competition
Because this is where the challenges of Christophe Galtier's PSG lie.
Knowing how to keep the rhythm, to continue the show while making the competition waltz.
As every year at the time of giving the la, it seems a little light to ruin his existence in domestic competitions.
But to imagine that Paris is preparing for a healthy stroll would not only be forgetting the lessons of the past two years but also ignoring the dangerous specificities of this season like no other, during which the first World Cup scheduled for autumn (21 November to December 18) will certainly upset the balance.
A reason that explains a little more why Christophe Galtier never ceases to repeat his whim to see the requirement accompany the daily life of each of his players.
Without it, he knows, Paris will not reach the heights he has taken it into his head to frequent.
The ascent begins this Saturday in Clermont.
It is the first step, without a doubt, towards all kinds of records: that of the number of points in the league (96 in 2015-2016), of goals which would allow Mbappé (171) to overtake Cavani (200) in the ranks of top Parisian scorers, the one who would see Verratti (379) get closer to Pilorget (435) in the number of games in the Parisian jersey and above all to win what remains the immutable objective: to win the Champions League.
