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The case of Bradley Barcola, author of a major performance against Montpellier on Friday evening, gave rise to a spat on RMC.
Paris Saint-Germain are definitely already in great shape at the start of the season. After thrashing Le Havre a week ago (1-4), Luis Enrique’s men pulverized Montpellier this Friday evening at the Parc des Princes (6-0), on the occasion of the 2e Ligue 1 match. A match marked by the XXL performance of Bradley Barcola.
During the 60 minutes he spent on the pitch, the former Lyon player was a constant danger. Unstoppable, the French international even scored two new goals, after the one against HAC. Currently the top scorer in L1, Barcola provoked a heated exchange on RMC between journalists Walid Acherchour and Daniel Riolo.
Acherchour to Riolo: “You didn’t want him to be a starter at PSG”
Highly critical of the 21-year-old Parisian winger whom he renamed “Bambi” last season, Daniel Riolo refused to get carried away after the Villeurbanne native’s new high-flying performance. Vieira said (on DAZN) to let him grow. He still has to confirm a lot of things. I never said anything else.”indicated the famous columnist, who nevertheless noted the player’s progress over several months.
This did not prevent his colleague Walid Acherchour from boiling over. You said more, he said. You didn’t want him to start at PSG. When we said he could play on the left instead of Mbappé, you called us all sorts of names and we talked nonsense. With the French team, the same thing. As soon as we suggested that Barcola could bring something to a team, you saw him on the bench. Vieira or not me… and he was never more virulent than you. ” Atmosphere.
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