Antoine Kombouare piles pressure on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nicolas-Douchez-c27810 ahead of UEFA Europa League encounter
Paris Saint-Germain coach Antoine Kombouare expects a flawless performance from goalkeeper Nicolas Douchez against FC Red Bull Salzburg in the opening group stage game of UEFA Europa League.
The former Stade Rennais goalkeeper switched to Parc des Princes in early session of the summer transfer window. The 31-year-old has a lot of experience and has been preserved especially for European encounters by the French tactician.
With Douchez expected to keep the goal at Parc des Princes in Europe, the Kanak coach has already put enormous pressure on the Rosny-sous-Bois-born goalkeeper. The Frenchman would be standing in his second competitive game for Les Rouge-et-Bleu following
a 2-0 win in the second leg of Europa League qualifiers against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luxembourg-c2945 side Differdange.
According to reports in French publicationm Les Parisiens, the French custodian must remain flawless in the European competition; otherwise, Kombouare will not hesitate in replacing him with Sirigu.”
Sidelined following an ankle injury, the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Toulouse-FC-c40751 man was able to keep a clean sheet in the Europa League playoffs.
With Italian goalkeeper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Salvatore-Sirigu-c32282 proving his worth in every match, Thursday’s encounter would be a real opportunity for the Paris native to prove the extent of his capabilities.
Meanwhile, both teams will be looking for a good start to the Europa League competition and a win for either side would serve as a boost to their morale. Salzburg are yet to taste defeat this season and are first in the 2011/12 Austrian Bundesliga standings.
Die Bullen coach, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ricardo-c30950 Moniz, was quoted saying about the PSG encounter, “PSG is a strong team but I'm not intimidated more than that to the idea of the face. We want to show a good face and be more than a sparring partner.”
Paris Saint-Germain will have the home advantage in the game and with the endless list of big guns such as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kevin-Gameiro-c20721 and Nene in the team, the Kanak coach would be confident that his team will be able to overcome their first
challenge of the Europa League group stages.
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