Ludovic Giuly, former Paris Saint-Germain winger, offered a clear-eyed analysis of PSG’s defeat in Monaco to Canal+. According to him, PSG lacked energy and technical control. He emphasized the mental impact and the key absences.
Giuly: “It’s simply a mental issue.”
“Compared to Tottenham, where we faced the great PSG, we ended up with a team that lacked energy, making many technical errors in midfield, which is usually their strength. These guys aren’t superhuman, and when three key players are missing, the team is weaker. It was a match devoid of energy. Monaco didn’t play a great game either, but it was enough to frustrate PSG that night. It’s simply a mental issue.”
Ludovic Giuly’s analysis departs from the usual criticism leveled at game plans: for him, this Monaco/PSG match primarily revealed a problem of energy, almost of spirit. The Parisian team, deprived of three key players who are usually driving forces, lost the technical cohesion that is normally its strength in midfield.
Giuly reminds us that players, however talented, are not inexhaustible: when rotation is forced and the pace is relentless, the slightest setback becomes a major obstacle. Paris seemed drained, lacking inspiration. What is striking in his analysis is the mental dimension of the match: Monaco didn’t dominate overwhelmingly, but just enough to unsettle a Parisian team that lacked the necessary spark.”
