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There was the 95 generation of Maignan, Rabiot, Kimpembe, Ongenda, that of the 98 symbolized by Ikoné, Edouard, Callegari, or even the 99 of Diaby, Soumaré or Zagadou… With its 2002 vintage, PSG also thought for a long time hit the jackpot. Considered one of the most promising generations of the Parisian training center, Tanguy Kouassi’s band is nevertheless struggling to make a mark at the highest level. With the exception ofArnaud Kalimuendo, who has nevertheless gone through areas of turbulence with Rennes in recent months, none has succeeded in sketching the start to his career that one could imagine for him. Among them, therefore, Tanguy Kouassiwho became Thomas Tuchel’s darling at the age of 17 and who opted to sign his first professional contract at Bayern Munich in 2020. Since his departure from PSG, the Franco-Ivorian has had to face many headwinds.
Undermined by injuries, he played very little during his first season in Bavaria (113 minutes of play, 6 appearances). The second, always below expectations (22 matches), finally pushed him to join Sevilla FC last winter. But here again, the player trained at PSG still does not take off. Substitute under the orders of Mendilibar and Diego Alonso, he must today be satisfied with crumbs with Quique Sanchez Flores who often prefers the young Kike Salas. In the same vein, Timothée Pembélé has also been walking in the shadows since his departure from the capital (191 minutes of play this season). Upgraded with the 2000 generation of Yacine Adli and others, French champions in 2017, the 21-year-old defender is now vegetating in the depths of the Sunderland squad. After a failure in Bordeaux during the season of shame in 2022, the native of Beaumont-sur-Oise is struggling to get back on the right path, even if he still has time to turn things around.
Broken promises
Face of the 2002 Parisian generation, Adil Aouchiche very early on caught the eye of the biggest European teams. Best passer at the U17 World Cup in 2019 (7 assists) with the Bleuets and elected Silver Ball of the competition (a title rewarding the second best player in the tournament), he has since disappeared from the radar. In 2021, he justified his departure from PSG for Saint-Étienne by explaining that he felt he deserved more playing time. His following experiences at Lorient (13 matches) and now at Sunderland (17 matches this season) where he notably been able to find Pembélé, have, to date, not entirely vindicated him. He is one of the few to have been able to get back in the saddle despite a few hiccups at the start of his career. After missed meetings in Bastia and Avranches, Kenny Nagera is now recovering in Luxembourg, far from the glitz and glitter of the City of Lights. Leader of the championship with Differdange, the native of Argenteuil stands out as one of the strong men of his coach Pedro Resende (12 matches, 6 goals, 2 assists) and can also believe in a European goal next year. next. In the event of a national coronation, his club will qualify for the Champions League.
If he had shown good things for Le Havre during the 2021/2022 season, then occasionally with Troyes last season, Thierno Balde is now at the bottom of the wave. Still under contract with the Aube club until 2027, the PSG-trained full-back suffered a ruptured cruciate knee ligament. He may be a very talented player, and no one will contradict this thesis, but Kays Ruiz-Atil has so far displayed its qualities in disorder. Trained at OL, the Franco-Moroccan midfielder was recruited by FC Barcelona at the age of 7, ultimately sanctioned by FIFA for fraudulent recruitment of minors at the time. He then returned to France at PSG in 2015, but ultimately, the transplant never took hold in adults. Little used by Mauricio Pochettino (7 matches), Ruiz finally returned to Barcelona in the summer of 2021 to initially play with the first team. A failure which ultimately led the club to terminate his contract. Last summer, a year after his arrival, Auxerre also announced that it would end its collaboration with the player, who for his part contested this version by explaining that he himself had recorded his departure from the club. Today, the player is free as air and awaits a helping hand from destiny, like the good name of his ex-teammates.
