The Paris 13 Atletico Chronicle
Squad11 Oct 2027
A falling-out at Paris 13 Atletico
João Vasco and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad11 Oct 2027
A row about effort at Paris 13 Atletico
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Noa Donat was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout11 Oct 2027
The manager makes an example of Marvin Gakpa
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Boardroom11 Oct 2027
Wages eat 91% of everything Paris 13 Atletico earn
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
Market11 Oct 2027
Talks stall between Paris 13 Atletico and Ousmane Dramé
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
Looking ahead11 Oct 2027
A test against the best for Paris 13 Atletico
The team at the top of the table next, and the honest measure of where this side actually is. Anybody can beat the club below them; the question is what happens against Clermont Foot.
The dugout11 Oct 2027
Pedro Cauã knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Pedro Cauã trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
The dugout11 Oct 2027
Cheick Traoré gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Cheick Traoré is on it.
Market11 Oct 2027
The Pedro Cauã story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Pedro Cauã signs something — a contract at Paris 13 Atletico or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
In brief
- The dugout Iván Blanco has been promised minutes
- Squad Questions about Bruno Ecuélé Manga on the training pitch
- Squad Good reports on Iván Blanco