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The stars and the glitter are over at Paris Saint-Germain. A little over a year ago, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi had put this message across in the press, even though he brought David Beckham, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr and Kylian Mbappé to the capital. After the latter’s departure to Real Madrid, the Parc des Princes residents decided to focus on the collective rather than on the big names. A new strategy that suits Luis Enrique perfectly, who announced at the end of last season that the 2024-25 PSG would be stronger than last year’s.
We will still need some time to know if the Asturian is right. In any case, the French champions have started the year well since they won on Friday evening during the first day of Ligue 1 against HAC (4-1 victory). The scorers of the evening were Kang-in Lee, Ousmane Dembélé, Bradley Barcola and Randal Kolo Muani, who converted a penalty at the end of the match. But originally, it was not the French international who should have struck it. Indeed, another player was given this mission this season.
Luis Enrique’s choice is not unanimous
The daily life The Team tells us that Luis Enrique has chosen to entrust this to Vitinha. A player he holds in high esteem and on whom he counts a lot. Last year, the Portuguese played 46 games in all competitions, including 39 as a starter (9 goals, 5 assists). This season, he should continue on this path, if everything goes as planned. Moreover, his coach hopes that he will gain more weight and have more responsibilities on the field as well as in the locker room.
This is how he designated him to take penalties after Mbappé’s departure. Except that the sports daily explains that this choice was not understood by the entire squad. New discussions on the subject should take place soon. It is certainly for this season that we saw Dembouz discussing with Vitinha on Friday so that he would let RKM convert the penalty. In addition to the penalty taker file, the PSG locker room will also have to decide on the next captain. The decision will be made once the transfer window is over. But a priori, there will be fewer problems this time since Marquinhos should keep his armband.
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