Three days after the elimination of PSG in the round of 16 of the Champions League against Real Madrid, the ultras of the club demand the resignation of the president, Nasser Al-Khelaifi. A first since the arrival of the Qatari owners in 2011. “It’s no longer sadness, we have come to disgust, hatred”, told France Bleu Paris on Saturday March 12 Nicolas Boffredo, the president of the Collectif Ultras Paris (CUP).
“It’s not going at all, it’s not going through”, insists Nicolas Boffredo. “The old experiences, the comeback, the elimination against Manchester United, etc., were difficult to pass but this one is even worse because we thought they had understood”. Sur Twitter, he calls on supporters to join them on Sunday to show their “dissatisfaction”, “without violence”during the Ligue 1 match against Bordeaux.
“We quote Nasser but the problem is general, it’s a whole bunch of people around”, says Nicolas Boffredo.
“We can no longer understand how the club is managed, there are too many intermediaries, too many people who come to pollute the club. We need a boss, someone who makes a strong decision and everyone listens “
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“Yes, Nasser is the main actor in our return, yes, he supported us but there comes a time when we can no longer condone certain things”, gets carried away the president of the CUP. In particular, he criticizes the Parisian leaders for their recruitment policy: “The greats of Europe don’t react like PSG. When it’s not going well, what do we do? We’ll look for the best players. Today, football doesn’t work like that. It doesn’t is not the playstation.”
Nicolas Boffredo points in particular to the arrival of superstar Lionel Messi in the summer of 2021: “The leaders may have forgotten to buy players who really serve the club. PSG is not a retirement home, parties, outings”. The president of Collectif Ultras Paris wishes “a boss who makes decisions, who knows how to sanction players who do anything”. He also points to the responsibility of coach Mauricio Pochettino, “who does not assume his choices” and that of the players, “who do not have a warrior’s attitude”.