Revolution at PSG, is Qatar making the right choice?

Passionate about sport, cinema and television (on screen and behind) since his childhood, Bernard has been a journalist for 10 Sport since 2018. More skilled with the keyboard in hand than with the ball, he decides to mainly cover a beloved sport, criticized and hated at the same time (football) and a sport that is not one (wrestling).

Nasser Al-Khelaïfi signaled the end of “bling-bling” at PSG last year, but we had to wait until the summer of 2023 to witness the big changes promised by the president within the capital club. This weekend, the Qatari also added a layer on the contours of the new Parisian project, specifying in particular that the Champions League was not an “obsession” in his eyes. The right strategy to use?

Announced last year, the change took place this summer on the side of PSGwith the departure of several big names from the squad like Lionel Messi, Sergio Ramos, Neymar or Marco Verratti, and the arrival of eleven new players in the squad. So, Randal Bike Muani, Ousmane Dembele’s, Lucas Hernandez or Manuel Ugarte joined the ranks of Luis Enriqueappointed as head of the first team replacing Christophe Galtier.

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— Bernard Colas (@BernardCls) September 24, 2023

End of “bling-bling” and the obsession with the Champions League

From now on, the style of play displayed by the PSG seems just as important as the results in the eyes of the leaders, after several complicated seasons marked by two successive eliminations in the Champions League from the round of 16. Moreover, Qatar now refuses to make this famous C1 its sole priority. “ The Champions League is not an obsession at all, it’s over. I said it in the first press conference with Luis Enrique “, told Nasser Al-Khelaïfireported by RMC.

“This is what we want, and the results will follow”

The PSG is in full metamorphosis, with the desire to give the keys to Luis Enrique hoping that the results will follow. “ We are building a new identity, our own style, our own playing principles, an attacking game – and a new culturealso indicated the president of the PSG. This is what we want, and the results will follow. We want our players to enjoy playing, our staff to enjoy coaching and our supporters to enjoy watching. » The miracle recipe to finally reach the European Holy Grail?

So in your opinion, is Qatar making the right choice? Your votes!