This Sunday started with a Nice-Saint-Etienne for which I would have bet a few tickets on a 0-0. I was not far from the truth because the Greens won at the end of the match with a recovery from Abi. The first half was horrible and the second dominated by more enterprising Greens than desperate Aiglons, who not only do not progress but regress week after week. To the point that we can begin to worry about the end of the season of the Riviera club. With or without Ursea? The leaders will decide but what I see is that the results of the Helveto-Romanian coach are much worse than those of Vieira.
And then for once, PSG played on Sunday at 3 p.m. and I think that the Parisians may ask to never play at this time again since they were beaten by Hake authors of an extremely courageous match and who have played with ambition. The opening scoring in Lorient is well deserved, even if Abergel’s goal is quite lucky with a series of favorable blocks on Danilo and Kimpembé and this tackle which propels the ball into the telescope. This reflected the abysmal difference in motivation between the two teams.
And then, without dominating his subject in the least, PSG managed to take the advantage thanks to two penalties transformed by the only Parisian player worthy of his reputation during this match, namely Neymar. The Brazilian struggled, took hits, tried things … But even against Lorient, Neymar alone is not enough when the other three in front are non-existent. And then, even if this is in no way an excuse, we realize that the Parisian defense, the best in Ligue 1 before this match, is nothing when Navas and Marquinhos are absent.
The second Lorient goal signed Wissa with once again a favorable counter on Kimpembé – who was really not inspired – allowed the Bretons to equalize. Paris then committed the sin of pride of wanting to win this match at any cost and got caught on a counter from Moffi, with at the end of a lonely sixty-meter raid during which Kimpembé was never able to catch him , the winning goal for the Nigerian striker. This is the fifth setback for PSG this season, more than 20% defeats. It is problematic and it shows a real fragility. And what about the coaching of Pocchetino, who only brought in two players – including Rafinha and Kean were not part? Here is a first stone in the garden of the Argentinian technician …
Monaco sinks Nantes
The other matches were quite spectacular, even Strasbourg-Reims won on the smallest of margins by the Champenois. In addition to the winning goal scored by Kutesa ten minutes from time, we were entitled to three cross-cuts, two on the Alsatian side and one for Guion’s men. For Racing, it’s the end of the series. For Reims, confirmation of a good period. At the other end of France, Brest still delivered an interesting attacking match but all the same conceded its fourth consecutive defeat in front of a remarkable and attractive Metz team, hardworking and who holds with Boulaya a player who turns lead into gold . The Lorrainers deserve what happens to them and once again, I am delighted for Fred Antonetti. Angers easily beat a team from Nîmes who seem to have given up, with a new error from Deaux which proves that one cannot improvise central back. The Crocs take too many goals to hope to maintain …
And then at 5 p.m., Lille beat Dijon 1-0 after an interesting first period and an extremely painful second. Yazici’s goal after an error by Écuélé-Manga and an excess of naivety from Racioppi was enough for the happiness of LOSC, which signs its fourth consecutive victory. What I said last week still holds true this week: Northerners aren’t dominating their topic lately, but they are winning. Moreover, the first three of Ligue 1 delivered mediocre performances during this 22nd day but Lyon and Lille won while Paris lost. Paris which will now have to look in the retro.
Because in the evening, Monaco did the job by easily winning at the Beaujoire. Maripan continued his incredible streak by scoring his fourth goal in five games against Nantes well organized but unable to create danger and who gave in a second time after the break on the 10th league goal of Volland well served by Henrique, before to finish at ten after the expulsion of Pallois and to close the gap on a header from Emond. Without making any noise, ASM is therefore three points off the podium with this fifth consecutive victory. On the Nantes side, the disaster continues as the Domenech players now share the barrage position with Lorient.
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