He experienced from the inside the arrival of Zlatan Ibrahimovic at PSG, Quatari version, in 2012. A year later, Gilles Bourges also saw the recruitment of David Beckham within the Parisian locker room. Two transfers which at that time brought Paris Saint-Germain into a new dimension. It is therefore with a close eye that Gilles Bourges has followed the arrival of Lionel Messi in the French capital in recent hours.
The current assistant coach of Olivier Frapolli was rolling his bump as a coach of the PSG goalkeepers, under Carlo Ancelotti. According to him, the adaptation of Lionel Messi will not pose any particular difficulties in a locker room already filled with football stars. “Things are going to be done almost naturally because they actually live between big stars. They are among great players, and know each other by heart. Many are lifelong friends. I think its acclimatization will be done without any problem. And then, they’ve all known each other for years. They played against each other. They even go on vacation together (laughs). And then today, there is a whole structure at PSG which ensures that the players are put in the best possible conditions“explains Gilles Bourges.
Discussion topic n ° 1 in the Laval locker room
Even if they were training at the Gandonnières, at the time of the official presentation of Lionel Messi at the Parc des Princes this Wednesday morning, the players of the Stade Lavallois largely followed the last hours of the arrival of the Argentine prodigy at PSG. “We talk about it in the locker room. Some are fans of Paris so it’s a little bit“smiles Maxence Carlier, the Mayenne central defender.
After the interruption of Ligue 1 because of the coronavirus, and the fiasco of TV rights with the withdrawal of Mediapro, Olivier Frapolli the head coach welcomes the arrival of ‘la Pulga’ in France. “At the moment French football is a little criticized. We have seen the war of broadcasters. We have also seen that Canal + did not want a Ligue 1 at a discount. So of course, it is PSG that concentrates a lot of stars, but to have Messi in the French championship is huge. We need it after this period of vacuum that damaged the financial health of the clubs“continues the coach.
“I don’t even realize it yet. I saw it yesterday on BFM and the L’Équipe Channel. It’s unimaginable, but hey, it’s very good for Ligue 1 and for French football“declared Rémy Duterte the left side of Stade Lavallois. The dream, the Holy Grail, for the Mayennais, would now be to face the Argentinian on the field in the Coupe de France. The cherry on the Tango.
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