Relations do not improve between Fabrice Abriel and Grace Geyoro. After having the captain’s armband of the women’s PSG removed by her coach at the start of the season, the French international (87 caps) does not appear on the Parisian scoresheet against Dijon this Saturday evening, on the occasion of the match counting for the 9th day of D1 Arkema.
A decision responding to a sporting choice and not to a physical concern, the midfielder being absolutely not injured. “I have this difficult role of selecting the team, I don’t explain everything, all the time in the media, it stays between us,” Abriel explained at the Canal + microphone before the game. It’s well detailed between us, there is no problem. We will support him to find a starting place. It’s my decision, that’s why I’m a coach. This is my selection,” he concluded.
Strained relations since the start of the season
Arriving in the capital this summer to replace Jocelyn Prêcheur, Fabrice Abriel chose Paulina Dudek as captain, while Geyoro had held this position since the summer of 2021. “I don’t know the reasons, I was not prepared, they didn’t explain it to me, the Parisienne regretted to AFP at the end of October. I obviously had a difficult time with it, I can’t say that it didn’t impact me at the time because I had been wearing this armband for several seasons with joy, pride and honor. »
Between the player and her coach, ties have been cold since the start of the season. The newspaper L’Équipe notably revealed in August that a major clash had broken out between the two protagonists during the pre-season period in Australia.
Trained at the club, Grace Geyoro is a figure at PSG, a club with which she scored 28 goals in 180 matches. Aged 27, she is under contract until 2028.
Despite her difficulties at club, she retains the confidence of coach Laurent Bonadei and was unsurprisingly included in the list of players who will face Nigeria and Spain on November 30 and December 3.
PSG victorious without trembling
Despite the absence of Geyoro, the women’s PSG had no difficulty in winning (6-1) against Dijon, fourth in D1 Arkema before kick-off. Carried by an excellent duo Jennifer Echegini-Sakina Karchaoui, Fabrice Abriel’s players had a great time. The first, arrived in the capital last summer from Juventus Turin, scored a double (10th, 36th) on two offerings from his left side. The latter, still a decisive passer on the goal scored by Marie-Antoinette Katoto (19th), also scored her goal during the second act, unleashing a superb strike from 25m, which went directly under the bar of Katriina Talaslahti (57th). ).
The other two Parisian goals were scored by Manssita Traoré (45th + 2) and Frøya Dorsin at the very end of the match (90th) while Dijon reduced the gap a few moments after the hour mark, thanks to Kate Taylor (68th ). This great success allows PSG to catch up with a small unit from the leader Lyon at the end of this 9th day of the championship.
