Cabaye tempers the Zaïre-Emery example, stressing the high standards at PSG

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·4. Dezember 2025

Cabaye tempers the Zaïre-Emery example, stressing the high standards at PSG

In Le Parisien, Yohan Cabaye, now the director of the Paris Saint-Germain training center, highlights the demands surrounding the club's young players. He mentions Warren Zaïre-Emery (19 years old) and Senny Matulu (19 years old) to emphasize that the emergence of the Titis relies as much on talent as it does on discipline and academic seriousness.

Cabaye: "Patience is an important virtue"

"Warren is exceptional, we cannot use this example as a model, it is an exception. However, we can also talk about Senny (Matulu). He grew so fast that he was stopped, but he had such a strong will that he always came back and played. Patience is an important virtue. If a player does not make the effort in class, there will be sporting consequences."

Cabaye is not trying to break the myth, but to bring a bit of gravity to the euphoria surrounding the young players of Paris Saint-Germain. His message is clear: Warren Zaïre-Emer is not a norm but an absolute exception, a rare talent whose rapid rise should not serve as a model to copy.

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Conversely, he values the more classic progression of Senny Matulu, 19 years old, whose learning curve has been marked by stops, comebacks, and persistence. For Cabaye, this is where the truth of the profession lies: PSG trains players, but also responsible individuals, where academic efforts count as much as those made on the field. He reminds that a shortcoming in one area leads to sporting consequences, proof that the club wants to build sustainable careers, not flashes in the pan.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.