Press review: PSG signings rated, Kvaratskhelia and France squad | OneFootball

This Tuesday, September 22, the French press (from a sporting perspective) discussed Paris Saint-Germain’s first assessment of the new signings (Ferran Torres, Maghnes Akliouche, Lucas Digne and Mika Godts), the poor form of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (25-year-old forward), and the attempt by Kylian Mbappé (27-year-old forward for Real Madrid and France) to calm things down after the start of the controversy surrounding the Ballon d’Or and his comments about Ousmane Dembélé (29-year-old PSG forward and his teammate with the national team). There is also a word on the first day at Clairefontaine with Zinedine Zidane. Finally, there is the Women’s Champions League, with tonight’s match against Real Madrid on Matchday 1.

Le Parisien –

L’Equipe –

It is fairly easy to rank PSG’s new signings based on these opening matches, and there is not much to argue with in the Paris-based newspaper’s assessment. Of course, we should also avoid treating these early impressions as certainties for the rest of the season. We have already seen that everything can change very quickly. Each player has his own adaptation process and path.

It is a bit more striking to see Kvaratskhelia having so little impact at the start of the season. That does not mean we should doubt his qualities or his importance, but much more is naturally expected from him. With no World Cup to play for the Georgian, there was even a feeling that he could be one of PSG’s key men at the start of the season. Except football is never that simple. Maybe his legs are simply heavy because of preseason training. In any case, we are counting on him to make people forget this poor start as the season goes on.

On the women’s side, a good start should be the target even if this first away match in Madrid is far from easy. PSG have quality and must show ambition, and they will need to prove it starting tonight. In particular, it is time to become more clinical. The signing of Naomie Feller (24-year-old forward) should help. We hope she can confirm that against her former club.

Finally, the France team under Zidane is indeed underway, since training has begun for this new group. There are positive signs for now, which is often the case at the beginning. We have to hope the rest, especially the matches, confirms it.

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