French side Paris-SG fights back and keeps a very surprisingly 2nd spot after 13 matches
With a huge keepers problem PSG went on for a next away game at Bologna afer a non winning streak of 4 matches (3 lost & 1 draw). Goalkeeper Letizi was moved to bench after a streak of very poor performances. The problem for PSG was the fact that there is no decent alternitive on goal. The 2nd goalie played this match where PSG showed its poorest performance of the season. Star striker Pauleta got a 3 and three other players a 4. PSG lost 2-0. Kozak confirmed to be very unhappy with this result and said Letizi should be brought back in the team for the next match and that the alternatives must be seen outside France after dealings with Parma about Sebastien Frey ended with nothing.
The next match was at home against nr 4 placed Germans Hertha BSC. Paris-SG at least played as a team however the form seems to be gone after a string of 3 undeserved losses (Schalke04, Udinese & Valencia). PSG won the match 2-0 what seems easier then it was. Finally a good performance by Portuguese attacker Pauleta with a goal and an assist.
The game at UEFA cup winners Porto was a very difficult one. Again it was an early goal against for PSG that was the 2nd placed french team at that moment behind Lyon. Benni was the scorer. This game was believed to be Letizis' first and last decent performance for the French visitors. Possible this can also be blamed to the Porto attack who missed several good chances. And that was the way Paris-SG came back in the match and even won the game with 2 goals from two defenders.
Letizis' last game was played at home against Galatasaray that was beaten in a late friendly 7-1 just before the start of the season. Gala without there star (loaned) striker Aghahowa already scored within 4 minutes. After that there was only one team that was attacking and kept missing the biggest chances. However it became 2-1 for PSG another defensive error gave Gala a very undeserved 2-2. It seemes PSG can't win matches at the moment where the are fairly better than the opponent.
Then there was the moment everybody at Paris waited for. Kozak got all his money together to buy a new goalkeeper that must replace POOR Letizi. The name:
Dmitar Ivankov a Bulgarian international, 16 caps from CSKA Sofia (5 clean sheets in 6 league matches there!). He is the 4th and probably last signing of PSG this season after
Iketechu Kalú, Orre Freyr Oskarsson and Pablo Nino. Physical defender N'Diaye will come over on a free in winter to complete the team. Ivankov made his debut in the away match at Real Sociedad. Sociedad believed as one of the league favourits before the season haven't impressed with a last place under human manager Billy Nisbet. They started very well against Gala and the 1-0 was scored in the first minute. It became almost 2-0 for the nr24 just after. But just after it was Jauregi from the home team that elbowed Pablo Nino and was send of. That brought the nr3 placed PSG back in the match. A fast 1-1 from Kalú gave PSG a good 1-1 at half time. In second half the team from Paris was the better team and got the deserved 2-1 from Pauleta. At the end an error from Westerveld gave PSG a 3-1 win and still a second place behind league favourits nr 1 Liverpool. Oskarsson was the man that scored 3-1. He was just back from injury.
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