Funny atmosphere in sight at the Parc des Princes, Saturday evening. The club of the capital lacks a very small point to be crowned, for the tenth time in its history, champion of France. The decima which would allow Parisians to join AS Saint-Etienne. The atmosphere should be relaxed, festive, but it’s not.
Auteuil silent, the rest of the park noisy?
On the forecourt of the Parc des Princes, Frédéric, 38 years of supporterism in front of him, is not thrilled with his team’s season. However, we must celebrate Saturday evening the 10th title of champion of France, if title there is. “I’ve been hearing a lot of things for a few days. I want to remind you that there are 47,000 Spectators, the Cup, they are the ones who make the atmosphere but there is a whole fringe, like me, who are going to celebrate the title”, he says at the microphone of France Bleu Paris. “I understand their dissatisfaction, it may have been the least exciting season since QSI’s arrival in terms of play, but, at some point, you have to stop. If it doesn’t suit you, you don’t come to the stadium. A title is not negligible.“
An opinion that the ultra Paris collective does not share. Its president Romain Mabille recalled on France Blue Paris that the ultras remained on their position, namely the encouragement strike. The Cup which also supported the Lensois supporters, deprived of travel on Saturday evening to the Parc des Princes because of an order from the Paris prefecture. On the way out, it was the Parisians who had been banned from traveling despite the mobilization of their Lensois counterparts.
Pochettino asks for a ‘parenthesis’
A position that Mickaël does not understand, the red and blue jersey on the back: “It’s not good, I think they should support the team more especially in these moments. Ten titles is super prestigious. As Marquinhos said, there is a time for everything and now I think it’s not the time to do it.“
For his part, Parisian coach Mauricio Pochettino, questioned on the issue at a press conference, calls for appeasement. “We hope that the supporters will celebrate it with us, that they will agree to put the current situation on hold, knowing that the criticisms remain constructive and that the club remains attentive to them.“, analyzed the Argentine coach. “Afterwards, the club will make the decisions that will have to be taken. I just hope we can celebrate the title together.“
We must therefore expect a funny atmosphere on Saturday evening, with stands torn between on the one hand the joy of entering the history books of French football, and on the other the will to maintain the pressure. on the direction to be heard. Especially since the club has not planned to celebrate its title and prefers to wait for the last match of the season at home, against FC Metz.