Since the arrival of the Qataris, the women of Paris-Saint-Germain have gone from the status of middle ranking team to that of title contender. By finishing in the Champions League final last year, they have almost succeeded their bet, that of writing a prestigious title to their list of achievements. What will happen this year?
Inertia, the secret of a successful season?
If 2 years ago, the transfer of Marie-Laure Delie had made a great noise, this summer everything was very quiet on the side of Paris!
However, everything had started well with the announcement of the signing of the German international Anja Mittag at the end of May, even before the start of the World Cup, so that we all expected a mercato richer ... Even at the level of contract renewals, it took an unusually long time and many saw signs of rupture but finally, Laure Boulleau, Laura Georges and Shirley Cruz confirmed.
By integrating a part of U19 to the professional group, Farid Benstiti has decided to bet on the youth and as for Juvisy, there are two possibilities: the sporting taste takes over and these international futures will be illustrated in the field, the comfort of being a professional will do a lot of damage. Difficult to say, it does not prevent that on paper, even if this kind of initiative deserves to be welcomed, the depth of PSG bench took a big blow in the wing.
Recently, the team has strengthened with the arrival of Brazilian Cristiane and Erika, but no doubt that it will continue to work hard to run for first place in the standings and put an end to the reign of Olympique Lyonnais.
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This season, the goals of the club remain the same, although some things have changed, including the change of captain, since Caroline Seger will replace Sabrina Delannoy. If we rely on the last preparation matches, the game system also seems to be moving towards novelty through a 4-4-2 with a diamond medium and even if we know more or less the identity of the 11 holders, the injuries may weigh heavily on the beginning of the season.
Marie-Laure Delie "Keep up the momentum"
"There are still a few adjustments to make sure we are in place, but everyone is working a lot in practice, and the friendly games against strong teams have given us a good feeling, even if some players are missing. Like last year, we hope to go as far as possible in the Champions League. "
Sabrina Delannoy "At the end of this season, a title"
"The group is very close and it will have an impact on our sports performance throughout the season, and why not make the difference in games against our direct opponents in the league.The arrival of reinforcement is a good thing , provided we rely on a solid core that has automatic play, we are lucky because, we are! We passed very close to the Champions League last year, we will do in so be it differently this year. "
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