Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) followers imagine Lionel Messi must carry the staff in opposition to Ajaccio as Carlos Soler replaces Neymar Jr. within the beginning lineup. The Parisians face the newly-promoted aspect away immediately (October 21).
Neymar has been in spectacular type to this point this season, scoring 12 objectives and offering 9 assists in 16 video games throughout all competitions to this point. Nonetheless, the mercurial Brazilian is absent for the Ajaccio conflict resulting from suspension.
Supervisor Christophe Galtier has determined to discipline newly-signed Soler because the No. 10 to function behind forwards Messi and Kylian Mbappe.
The 25-year-old joined from Valencia at first of the season and has since scored one purpose in 9 video games for the Parisians.
That mentioned, followers are uncertain how he’ll carry out within the no. 10 place. Whereas they have been completely happy to see Renato Sanches begin in midfield, there have been doubts about Soler’s positioning.
Here is how the PSG followers reacted after Galtier introduced his staff’s lineup for the conflict in opposition to Ajaccio:
PSG’s XI vs. Ajaccio
🔴🔵 PSG’s XI vs. Ajaccio Donnarumma – Hakimi, Marquinhos, Mukiele, Bernat – Sanches, Fabian Ruiz, Verratti – Soler – Messi, Mbappé.
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The Parisians are at the moment on the high of the Ligue 1 desk with 29 factors on the board after 11 league video games. Ajaccio, in the meantime, are languishing within the 18th spot, having picked up eight factors from 11 video games.
PSG coach Christophe Galtier analyzed the staff’s latest struggles in assault in Lionel Messi’s absence
PSG have received just one out of their final 4 video games throughout competitions and have struggled in assault, scoring solely three in these video games. Messi solely performed out of these 4 video games as he was sidelined resulting from an damage.
When quizzed on how he’ll analyze the staff’s latest struggles, the French supervisor advised the media forward of the conflict in opposition to Ajaccio (through PSG Discuss):
“I feel we weren’t very predictable in opposition to OM. In all honesty, even when OM had sport, we deserved to attain much more objectives. We had loads of conditions, somewhat little bit of dangerous luck on Leo’s set piece, the goalkeeper was known as upon and made loads of decisive saves.”
He added:
“However in Lyon, we had loads of conditions and the Lyon goalkeeper was credited with an awesome efficiency too. After all, it could be extra comfy to have extra constant gaps to have extra essential rotations in the course of the video games.”
Messi has registered eight objectives and eight assists in 14 matches in all competitions this season.