With all the flowers that Galtier has been throwing at Neymar since the start of the season, the Brazilian will soon be able to open a shop in front of his house. Asked by a colleague about the delicious first three months of number 10, this Thursday at a press conference, on the eve of the trip to Ajaccio, Galtier repeated all the good things he thought of his striker. But this time, he added a tab on the lifestyle of the former Barcelonan, a subject of tension in recent years at PSG when the case of the night owl Neymar was mentioned.
“He managed to follow up because he has no problems. He arrived on time at the start of the season, physically and mentally ready. He is always available in the sessions. It’s no secret that when you work in the sessions, that you pay attention to your body, it shows, he said. When he is physically well, he can avoid certain tackles too. And the injuries. »
Bitshiabu will get his chance soon
The other topic of the moment, accentuated by Danilo’s injury against Marseille and unavailable for at least ten days and the imminent return of Presnel Kimpembe with the training squad, is the lack of solution behind. As Paris failed to bring in Milan Skriniar, Christophe Galtier could give a chance to young El-Chadaille Bitshiabu (17), great hope of the training center who trains regularly with the pro group.
The message of the Parisian coach is clear, “he knocks on the door”. “’Chad’ is a player with incredible potential, he came back to the group very late because he had a muscular injury. He is often in the squad and therefore cannot play often in his category. We pin a lot of hope on him. He is serious, ready, and he knocks on the door. »
Same tone concerning Warren Zaire-Emery, THE nugget of the training center according to the statements of almost everyone. The versatile 16-year-old midfielder is already used to being part of the squad in Ligue 1 games and Galtier hasn’t ruled out bringing him in against Ajaccio. “These players, in other clubs, we might have seen them more often in Ligue 1, he explained. But this competition with PSG allows them to raise their level during the sessions. Warren works very well. Can we see it tomorrow [vendredi] ? Yes it’s possible. »