The three Paris Saint-Germain stars failed to turn on the show as Carlo Ancelotti’s side drew 2-2 against Olympique de Marseille at the Stade Velodrome
A draw was indeed a logical result last night as PSG players left the province of Rhone with just two points to show for their efforts. Thanks to Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s brace, PSG are only three points behind their eternal foes after finding it hard to break
down a very good and well-organised http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127 defence.
PSG only survived the game through a good defence peppered with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steve-Mandanda-c34177 could not have done anything about them.
However, the biggest disappointment for Carlo Ancelotti would be seeing the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Javier-Pastore-c18082, Marco Verratti and Jeremy Menez fail to come to terms throughout the game with Pastore seeing himself substituted at half-time.
Pastore woes continue
The Argentine international had made a decent start to the new campaign but has become the same old player who wandered like a lost soul last season. The young midfielder was highly anticipating the clash against Marseille but in the game against Elie Baup’s
side, Pastore simply failed to take his responsibility as a number 10, a role a few days ago he said was more suitable for him.
Missed passes, poor control and ineffective, Pastore never really came to terms with the flow of the game and was substituted for Kevin Gameiro during the break.
Marco Verratti
The young Italian has been a revelation so far this season. However, since PSG’s first defeat of the season (against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186), the 19-year-old midfielder’s form has been affected a lot. And, during his first Clasico, the youngster showed his limitations,
the same way he did against Porto.
Inefficient while trying to recover the ball, Verratti was another player who wandered the park like a lost soul never coming to terms with a Marseille side oozing with confidence. Widely used this season mainly because of an injury to fellow countryman
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-Motta-c34897, Verratti must now admit that he still has a lot to learn and should use his disappointing performance as a learning curve.
Jeremy Menez
Two great runs are never enough to win derbies especially if it’s away from home. Same was the case with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jeremy-Menez-c18345. The winger, like Pastore and Verratti, had made a spectacular start to the season before the game against Porto.
And, last night, Menez was a shadow of his former self and never really came to terms with the high tempo game.
A great pass to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kevin-Gameiro-c20721 in the second half was the only notable contribution made by Menez.
Last night, three PSG players were not at their best by any means. With so many games to play this season, it is important that they recover from their disappointing performances as quickly as possible. With teams like Marseille and Lille looking stronger
with each passing day, PSG need to stay on top of their game if they aspire to lift their first Championelle since 1994.
Furthermore, over-reliance on Zlatan Ibrahimovic could also prove disastrous for the cash-laden giants. Eventually, the Swede will burnout so it’s important that every player puts in a decent shift week in week out.
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