Holder for the first time in his young career in Ligue 1 against Rennes (1-0, 24th day of Ligue 1), the hope of Paris SG Xavi Simons alternated the good and the less good.
Finally. Paris SG supporters have been waiting for this moment for several weeks. Thrilled by his performances in U19, in the Youth League but also his bleeding appearances in L1 and his appearances in the Coupe de France, they were finally able to see Xavi Simons (18) start a league match. This Friday evening, against Stade Rennais (1-0, 24th day of L1), the Dutchman indeed had the confidence of Mauricio Pochettino from the start. “It’s always important to have the opportunity to play different players. Xavi had the opportunity to try to show that he can be part of this PSG first team. Many players had problems, it was an opportunity to rotate and test.justified the Argentine technician at the microphone of Prime Video.
The attacking midfielder, aligned on the right in the attacking trio of the Parisian technician’s 4-3-3, delivered 65 irregular minutes. We cannot blame him for his investment and his overflowing desire, as on certain defensive returns (30th, 49th). We can only salute his initiatives taken on the ball, in a team with little verve and a position which is undoubtedly not his favorite moreover, like this breakthrough on the right side (51st). Only, the former Barça also experienced a lot of waste in the combined game and, above all, he badly negotiated two situations which could have relieved his people earlier in the game (15th, 40th).
One hour, ups and downs
Replaced by Georginio Wijnaldum shortly after the hour mark, the interested party seemed satisfied. “It was a complicated, tough match, but it was important to win with Kylian’s goal at the end, we’re happy. We knew that Rennes were a good team, they beat us in the first leg, we wanted to win this match to boost our morale for the next match, we did it.he first launched to Prime Video before talking more about him. “This season, I’m playing more attacking, I’m adapting to the coach’s demands. There are top players around me, it’s easy to play with them. I think it’s my way of playing, wanting to recover quickly and immediately move forward.he analyzed.
Without getting too excited about his future aspirations, as his lease expires in June 2022, the ex-La Masia resident wants to take what there is to take and take advantage of the level of his teammates. “Holder against Real? Calmed down ! We keep working, we’ll see what happens. The coach and the players make everything easier for me, it’s good to work.”, he concluded. The supporters, strongly upset against their stars and the training policy of his management as they demonstrated against the Rouge-et-Noir, will undoubtedly ask to see Xavi Simons again to start L1 matches.
