Adrien Rabiot an ambitious among the stars of PSG – Le Monde

Le Monde | 03/10/2016 at 11:40 • Updated 03/10/2016 at 12:34 | By Clement Brault

When Zlatan Ibrahimovic began his professional career, Adrien Rabiot only 4 years old. Yet Wednesday night, it is the Swedish giant who made a decisive pass to his teammate, fourteen years her junior. As a handover between generations

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For this knockout in order to the champions League is, by the admission of the 25 issue of PSG is “the most important [his] career.” But besides the opening goal, the midfielder of 20 spring, born in Saint-Maurice (Val-de-Marne), has demonstrated an astonishing maturity at a crucial meeting for its club. If he missed a few reminders, it appeared still less febrile than his accomplice midfielder Thiago Motta, yet much more experienced than him.

Bouchant holes, constantly compensating movements of his teammates, Adrien Rabiot certainly lived up to expectations. Preferred Argentina’s Javier Pastore, in the absence of Marco Verratti, he has continued to struggle to cut transmissions midfielder “Blues”. But it is also often projected forward. Efforts logically rewarded with a goal.

A remarkable performance, which generated some praise. Blaise Matuidi, his partner in midfield, said:

“Adrien can replace players like Marco Verratti, without one way necessarily the difference. “

A relief, including his coach, Laurent Blanc, who praised his involvement and his cool: ” Rabiot gives me satisfaction. You have to trust him. “ A way also, for the Parisian coach, confirming his choice.

Few diplomat

Yet the young man with thick hair n ‘ has not put the odds on his side to attract the trust of leaders in Paris. Blame the undiplomatic statements and a mad ambition. Because of the talent he has. What to make him turn his head? Anyway enough to make him claim a place in the starting eleven in the Paris.

Last winter, advised by his mother Véronique Rabiot, he asked to leave the club if he got not a place holder: “I asked the president to be paid if my game time came to drop by in January [2016] . He will not refuse me because I responded. He likes me, this is my Christmas present. “ An outing which earned him drawing the ire of Nasser Al-Khelaifi. And spend a few games in the closet.

“Great potential”

But injuries and the need to rotate the actual Paris have given him a time very important game for one so young. To date, all competitions this season, he totaled 31 games played, 4 goals. With at each output, remarkable performances.

the coach of the France team, Didier Deschamps, even stressed his ” big potential “. But the 1998 world champion, middle field too, has at the same time said Adrian Rabiot should avoid conflicts with its leaders.

a carrot in the selection? In any case, since the month of January, the International Espoirs does about him than for his performance. A boon for PSG, which has more than whiling away the nuggets formed club.