Move along, nothing to see. Author of a dull first period, Kylian Mbappé did not do much better during the second act, Sunday, in Marseille (2-0 victory). While PSG was already leading 1-0, Luis Enrique therefore chose to replace his number 7 shortly after the hour mark. The same goes for Ousmane Dembélé. The Spanish technician was obviously questioned about this replacement at a press conference. He pretended not to understand and answered completely off the mark, leaving his group.
Our colleagues from Amazon Prime Video had more success in this exercise. Here’s what “Lucho” said: “It’s the same music every week… It’s tiring! I am the coach, I have to make decisions every week and I will do it until my last day in Paris. I always try to find the best solution for the team. I’m wrong sometimes, but here I’m right. Do you understand my decision? Otherwise, I don’t care (laughs).”
Remember that Mbappé announced internally his choice to leave PSG at the end of the season and his contract. Since then, Luis Enrique, who surprisingly left doubt about Mbappé’s future this weekend, has allowed himself a certain number of things in terms of management. On this one, the facts proved him right: it was Mbappé’s successor, Gonçalo Ramos, who made the break. And this on an assist from another entrant, Marco Asensio. Moreover, PSG is back on Wednesday, against Rennes, in the semi-finals of the Coupe de France. Another argument for taking out Mbappé, putting him in the fridge before using him to reach the final of this Cup…
However, the person concerned wanted to shine against OM, for what is undoubtedly his last Classic under the Parisian colors. We saw him grumbling as he left. He immediately went to the locker room. Worse: we seem to decipher insults, undoubtedly directed towards Luis Enrique, by reading his lips at the time of his exit… “I didn’t see anything at all”, simply declared the former Barça coach on this subject in press conference.