Centre back Sergio Ramos, who has not played since he joined from Real Madrid during the close season because of a calf problem, is still training alone while Argentine midfielder Leandro Paredes will miss the game with a thigh injury.
PSG have won eight of the last 10 matches against OM, and pride will on the line for Marseille, who are looking for their first victory at the Velodrome against the capital side in 10 years.
Each has its own story but it is like a derby, it's not just about the three points," said Pochettino. It's about pride and emotions, for us and for the fans. Speaking ahead of PSG 's Ligue 1 game against Angers on Friday, Pochettino said that Neymar's comments were a result of a career spent in the limelight.
He has suffered a lot pressure since he was little," said the Argentine. Neymar loves football and I'm sure he will play for more years. I have no doubts. Sergio's situation is not pleasant because he has not had options to train with his team mates or to play for a long time. He has done it all now, in a sense, winning almost everything you can win over a lucrative and brilliant year professional career.
Yet, the fall is breathtaking. Neymar's yet to turn in a match-winning performance for PSG this season; his average player rating in French newspaper L'Equipe is 4.
He got a mark of 2 for his dreadful display in the shock loss at Rennes just before the October international break, and a 3 for his performance in the recent draw with Marseille. He was better in September's win over Lyon , but overall it's far from good enough. It's a similar story in the Champions League: Neymar featured against Club Brugge and Manchester City , but recorded no goals, assists or chances created.
After giving him a huge new four-year contract near the end of last season , PSG expected more from him this year, but sources inside the club tell ESPN that the club is not worried. They are sure that Neymar will get back to his best. Neymar, for his part, is just as certain that he will recapture his best form. So what does Mauricio Pochettino think? The manager has a close relationship with Neymar, and he's happy with him.
He tells him privately and also claims it publicly: he is satisfied by Neymar's performances. He even praised him after the Marseille draw, despite yet another anonymous display.
There is, however, one thing that Neymar does better now than before: defending. Believe it or not, the Brazilian has put in a real shift supporting his teammates at the back this season. Has this been to the detriment of his attacking input? We will only know for sure over the long-term. Image: AP. It has been learned that the year-old suffered a groin injury while representing Brazil during a recent FIFA World Cup qualifiers fixture.
A day before PSG's Champions League clash against RB Leipzig, the French-based football club had also issued a medical update regarding the extent of the Brazilian football icon's injury.
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