Press review: PSG’s youth academy impresses yet raises concerns | OneFootball

This Thursday, February 12, the French press (focusing on sports) concentrated on Paris Saint-Germain's training center, which is part of the elite in Europe but also faces significant dysfunctions that could lead to the departures of Yohan Cabaye (sporting director of the training center) and Lucas Vigneron (head of training center operations). There is also a mention of the possibility, or not, of seeing Warren Zaïre-Emery (a 19-year-old midfielder) as a right-back with the French national team.

Le Parisien –

L’Equipe –

It's interesting to see how the training center can be both praised and struggling at the same time. Not everything is a failure or negative, but things could evidently be done better. There is notably a focus on the well-being of the coaches, a parameter quite different from the players' progression and the ability to lead them into the professional world. Let's hope the right balance is found, as the performances are very promising.

Just as Zaïre-Emery was interesting as a "right-back" at PSG. One can understand that the idea might exist for the Bleus, where coach Didier Deschamps struggles to find fully convincing options consistently. However, the Parisian Titi would still be far from that. This is logical, as it's a very different role at Paris and in the national team. On the other hand, the ability to fill in on the flank could indeed play a role in the decision for the World Cup list, where many things can happen.

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