巴黎如今这局面，究竟是谁的锅？

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　　Ever since Qatar Sports Investments took over Paris Saint-Germain, the goal has to been to win the UEFA Champions League. Thus far, the club has failed at that mission but this season was supposed to be different.
　　自从卡塔尔入主大巴黎以来，欧冠已经成为了球队的目标。到目前为止，巴黎未能完成这一使命，但本赛季情况会有所不同。
　　After a historic summer transfer window, which included the signing of Lionel Messi, many of the top betting sites predicted PSG to win the Champions League. However, as PSG approaches the winter break, the club is playing some of the worst football of the QSI era and many are calling for the manager, Mauricio Pochettino, to be sacked less than a year since his arrival.
　　在经历了一个史诗级夏季转会窗后，巴黎引进了包括梅西在内的众多球星，许多顶级博彩网站都预测球队将会染指本赛季欧冠。然而，巴黎迎来冬歇期，球队在某些时候经历着自卡塔尔财团入主以来的最为糟糕的表现，波切蒂诺来这还未满一年，可已有很多球迷都在喊他下课。
　　The bigger failure, for me, is the  complete and utter  waste of Messi. The Argentina international turned 34 last summer and is learning a new league, but he shouldn’t look this bad, especially playing with Neymar Jr. and Kylian Mbappé.
　　我个人认为，本赛季巴黎最大的败笔就是白白浪费了梅西的才华。这名阿根廷国脚去年夏天年满34岁，如今他正学着适应新联赛的节奏，但他似乎不该是这种表现，尤其在和内马尔和姆巴佩踢球时。
　　complete and utter：都是表示＂完全、彻底＂
　　Last season with FC Barcelona, Messi scored 30 goals and recorded 15 assists in 36 La Liga appearances. This season, Messi has 1 goal and 3 assists through 8 Ligue 1 appearances.
　　上赛季，梅西在为巴萨出战的36场西甲比赛中攻入30粒进球，并有15次助攻。本赛季，阿根廷人在法甲出场8次，打入1球，奉献3次助攻。
　　So, what’s the problem? First of all, Pochettino needs to be sacked. He’s never won anything of substance as a manager and has no experience managing world-class players. PSG needs a manager who is not only a great tactician but also one who has a resume the players will respect. Zinedine Zidane checks both of those boxes.
　　所以问题出在哪？首先，需要解雇波切蒂诺。作为教练，他从未赢得实质性胜利，也不具备管理众多世界级球员的经验。巴黎所需要的教练不仅是一个战术大师，而且具备使球员深感尊重的光辉履历。这两个条件，齐达内都符合。
　　Assume PSG can convince Zidane to come to Paris, that alone isn’t enough. PSG’s midfield is an absolute disgrace. Marco Verratti is easily one of the best in the world, but he’s constantly injured or suspended. At this point in his career, he’s unreliable. In the January transfer window, PSG needs a midfielder who can win possession, keep the ball, and  turn defense into offense  by feeding Messi and the other forwards.
　　假设巴黎圣日耳曼能够说服齐达内执掌帅鞭，但这一点还不够。巴黎的中场发挥堪称灾难。维拉蒂无疑是世界最佳球员之一，但他不是受伤就是停赛。单凭职业生涯的这一点，维拉蒂就不是一位值得仰仗的球员。明年一月转会窗，巴黎还需要引进一名中场球员来赢得球权，并且稳住控球，通过给梅西和其他前锋传球发起由守转攻。
　　turn defense into offense：由守转攻
　　The good news is PSG has time. They should finish 2021 in first place in Ligue 1 and they’ve already qualified for the Round of 16 of the Champions League. Leonardo, PSG’s sporting director, needs to use the next two months to make Zidane an offer he can’t refuse and find some reinforcements for the midfield. If he can do that, PSG may be able to turn this season around and avoid the utter embarrassment of wasting a talent like Messi who just won his seventh Ballon d’Or and I’m sure would like to add an eighth.
　　好消息是，巴黎还有时间调整。他们将以法甲第一的身份结束2021年，另外球队已经晋级了欧冠十六强。巴黎体育主管莱昂纳多需要在接下来两个月为齐达内奉上一份无法拒绝的报价 ，并且需要寻求中场补强。如果他能做到这点，巴黎或许会扭转乾坤，避免出现浪费梅西这类球员的才华的狼狈局面。梅西刚拿下第七座金球，我确信，他还会拿第八个。
　　消息来源：PSG Talk
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