cheered by Parc des Princes but substitute, Sakho’s frustrating return to Paris

Mamadou Sakho and PSG, love always. Born in Paris and trained with the Rouge et Bleu, the 32-year-old French international is still a titi at heart, with Rouge et Bleu blood running through his veins. The LFP having decided to authorize slightly whimsical jersey numbers this season, Sakho took the opportunity to take the 75. Needless to explain why… 201 matches with Paris Saint-Germain, that marks a man. “We know what he did here. He left an important marksums up his coach in Montpellier, Olivier Dall’Oglio. This does not mean that the 58-year-old technician had the heart to make a gift to “Mamad”, who started … on the bench for his big comeback at the Parc des Princes and against his former team. Recall that said Sakho, transferred to Liverpool in 2013, returned to Ligue 1 in the summer of 2021. However, he had to forfeit before the two matches against Paris-SG in 2021-22.

This time, no physical concerns. A simple choice of trainer. “There are choices to be made. None of my defenders can say he is an indispensable starter. We are a team, there are states of form. It’s punctual, it’s every game, it’s like that. I also need to see some things“Said the Hérault coach. And to add:If some boys are less well, they don’t start, but they are ready and in the collective, that’s the most important thing.Good news for Sakho? The two titular central defenders, Nicolas Cozza and Falaye Sacko, did not impress on Saturday evening, against the Parisian armada. The second named even weighed down his own with an own goal and a penalty kick, the second, the one that Neymar transformed.

It was certainly important to him, but what is most important to him is that the team works better, that’s for sure, and we talked about it.

Olivier Dall’Oglio

Mamadou Sakho in any case took his troubles patiently on the bench. The Park, which has obviously not forgotten him, began to chant his name in the second half, like a call to “ODO”. No question for the Parisian Ultras to leave without having seen their former darling at work. They were answered in the 78th minute, when the person concerned entered in place of Elye Wahi. At that time, it was still 4-1 on the scoreboard. Two more goals were to be scored, one from each side. 5-2 final score. In the meantime, Sakho was entitled to his ovation by entering a lawn he knows by heart, his garden, at home in short. Chills guaranteed. “There was no problem bringing him in, whether in terms of management or in terms of sportsmanship. It was certainly close to his heart, but what is most important to him is that the team works better, for sure, and we talked about it“, said Dall’Oglio, who also knows that the defense site is still substantial. Seven goals conceded in two matches.

“There have sometimes been guilty hesitationssays the Montpellier coach again on his back line. It is due to a lack of attention. Afterwards, we still come across a very high level, one of the best teams in the world. It was a big test for us. We must take example from the defenders of PSG on the attention they put, their determination and their strength in duels. Now, I can’t ask a player who played in N2 last season to have the experience of Sergio Ramos, it’s not possible. This kind of match is also to teach the group and remind them that nothing is certain, that there are still a lot of things to work on.“Sakho, who will now resume the normal course of his season after this moving parenthesis, is precisely there to bring this experience which is lacking in the rear of Montpellier.

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