It isn’t easy to believe that Paris Saint-Germain, one of the most expensive and star-studded teams in the world, could end the season without lifting a single trophy. But it could happen, no matter how unlikely that might have seemed just a month ago.After the club’s ridiculous exit from the Champions League, the fans have essentially turned their backs on the team and their multi-millionaire players. Suddenly, the players are no longer just players but under-performing mercenaries who don’t deserve to be part of such a high-profile footballing project. Even the likes of Lionel Messi and Neymar are questioned. Are they good enough? Do they care enough? Or are they there just for the easy money? Such are football fans – they tend to get over-emotional when their team doesn’t win.Tuesday, 22.05: (2.95) Dunfermline (3.10) Partick (2.40)Last weekend’s heavy 3-0 defeat in Monte Carlo against Monaco exposed many of Parisians’ flaws – but the lack of work ethic and unity was evident.This heavy setback is more than just the third defeat in a row away from home in Ligue 1. Eleven days after the Real Madrid defeat, the team has to regroup and continue their march to what would be the tenth title in the club’s history. PSG are still to face Lorient, Clermont, Angers, Troyes and Metz and will have to deliver results to avoid ending up with no trophies in what was supposed to be their best season ever.The Saints’ captain Marquinhos’ leadership is also being questioned by a part of the fanbase, but he wasted no time in admitting the shocking truth: PSG haven’t won anything yet and mustn’t take anything for granted.”If we continue to perform like that, the title is in danger. We have to change the mentality.”Thierry Henry perfectly explains why PSG fans don’t deserve Lionel Messi.🐐 pic.twitter.com/bNqAqycDTb— LOAL (@loal_worldwide) March 20, 2022 Coach Mauricio Pochettino faces the delicate task of keeping the dressing room united. In previous years, every defeat was followed by stories that French-speaking players and the South Americans don’t mingle and that there are clans within the first-team setup. Neither of those problems seem to have been addressed by the Argentinean tactician.Kylian Mbappe might not be a PSG player when the new season arrives, but at this point, he looks like one of the few PSG players who seem to be trying to do their bit on the pitch.”Our objective is to win the tenth title of champion of France. The rest, I think, matters little to people. We can win 8-0 or 9-0, but people will still think of the Champions League. We must remain professional, we must respect the fans who support us, the people, our families. We are going to get this 10th title.”Magic Ben Yedder scores a filthy goal to push the Parisians deeper into the dirtPochettino is persistently being linked with the Manchester United job, but he should do his part at Parc des Princes first. His tactical decisions suggest that he’s still searching for the best positions for some of his players, which is fairly unbelievable at this stage of the season. In short, Paris have a lot of quality but are currently looking unable to show it.
