We can easily imagine the members of the PSG training center getting up in front of their television screen, this Friday evening, January 6, at half an hour into the game. On a ball poorly cleared by the Châteauroux defense, Ismaël Gharbi, 18 , triggered a magnificent volley with the left foot (28th), narrowly diverted by the doorman castelroussin.
The Franco-Spanish-Tunisian attacking midfielder could take the lead with both hands.
But, let him be reassured, even without scoring, his performance was enough to satisfy Christophe Galtier.
"The absence of each other will give space to some young people," warned the Parisian coach on Thursday about his team composition.
He kept his word by establishing Gharbi, therefore, but also El Chadaille Bitshiabu (17) in central defense and Warren Zaire-Emery (16) in midfield.
For varying fortunes.
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The defender was more clumsy than against Strasbourg (2-1), ten days ago, where he started as a left-back and signed a solid game.
More feverish, he lost several duels and missed with his right foot, his bad, by scoring an own goal (37th).
Gharbi, like Bitshiabu, was replaced shortly after the hour mark. But the midfielder's record is more brilliant.
Active, just in his passes, the kid passed by Paris FC showed that he had the qualities necessary to help PSG on this type of meeting.
But the only one to have gone to the end of the 32nd final is called Zaire-Emery.
The native of Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis) distributed the game like a pro for his first tenure with the pennant team.
Described as a “crack” by all observers, Zaire-Emery had already made six match appearances this season.
Ilyes Housni also part of the party
“The level of young people?
It is superior to what I have known elsewhere, assured Christophe Galtier.
The proof: the number of young people from PSG in European clubs.
This is also what prompted us to reduce the workforce so that these young people rub shoulders with the members of the first team.
Which works out pretty well for them.
The evening scenario also prompted the Parisian coach to launch Ilyes Housni (17), top scorer in the Youth League, at the end of the game.
