‘He thought he was Neymar’ – Daniel Riolo criticises Désiré Doué’s performance against Espaly | OneFootball

Paris Saint-Germain managed to get the job done against fifth tier side FC Espaly in the Coupe de France round of 16 last night (4-2). The valiant side hailing from a town of 2,500 inhabitants took the Ligue 1 champions to the edge, with Luis Enrique’s side managing to save their blushes in the final five minutes of the game. RMC Sport journalist and pundit Daniel Riolo was not best pleased with PSG’s performance, notably taking aim at Désiré Doué for their under-par performance against the non-league side. “Désiré Doué, who I’ve been praising a lot recently for his initiative and character, showed me some worrying things on Wednesday,” lamented the After Foot pundit “A guy who’s pretentious against a small team is never a good sign.”“He was extremely pretentious, He played pretentiously. He thought he was the Neymar of Neymar’s worst moments. Like I’m going to dribble past three guys, I’m going to show these kids, these National 3 peasants…”The former Rennes midfielder featured in his 21st match of the season, starting his second match in the Coupe de France. Yet Riolo suggested that Doué’s attitude was not up to scratch against the fifth tier side.

“If he’s got that problem, then he’s not going to be the player I hope he will be one day because I think he’s got a lot of qualities. But what he showed me on Wednesday, if I’m Luis Enrique, and I’m not, I’ll take it and we’ll have a little humility talk.”GFFN | George Boxall