Marquinhos may be arousing questions from his coach, leaders or observers from all sides. Not from the locker room. The players have indeed confirmed the captaincy of the 29-year-old Brazilian defender, as reported by RMC. Luis Enrique had entrusted them with the responsibility of designating the wearer of the armband. “It’s simple: I don’t choose the captain, it’s the players who choose the player they want to represent them,” said the Spanish technician at a press conference this Friday, on the eve of the trip to Toulouse on Saturday. (9 p.m.) on behalf of the second day of the championship. They decide. This week they met. And there are four captains. Experience tells me that it is not the coach’s job to appoint a captain. I want him to be chosen by the players and that’s what will happen. They vote. Who are the captains? I do not know yet. They voted yesterday (Thursday) or today. And when I find out, I’ll have no problem telling you about it.” RMC radio revealed the result of this election in the minutes following this press conference.
At the club since 2013, Marquinhos came off the bench against Lorient (0-0), on the first day of the championship. The armband? On the arm of Danilo Pereira. However, he recovered it when he entered the game. “I make my decisions based on what I see during the week. Marquinhos had some physical issues during the week. My role is to make decisions”, had justified Luis Enrique. And to add: “You will have to get used to it: I will change positions a lot, bring players in and out, change starters”. Even the captain? According to Le Parisien, “Marqui” is in no way pushed towards the exit, not like Neymar (who has already joined Al-Hilal) and Marco Verratti. This does not prevent Saudi Arabia from giving it a shot … If he seems weakened, it is because the former Roma is only a shadow of himself since the elimination against Real , in the round of 16 of C1, two years ago, he who is the third most capped player in the history of PSG with 408 matches, behind Verratti (416) and the house record holder, Jean-Marc Pilorget (435) .
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