We're not all Blanc who's blind, deaf and with a quarter brain only, so of course anyone can see he's not top level anymore.
Here how it went:
- First year at PSG. Incredible. He was the best defenser I've ever seen. Topping his performances from Milan. Here just an example of what was written everywhere on the web at the time :
"The imperious Thiago Silva's clearance denied Barca a second goal".
I remember him in CL after that win against PORTO, going to see Carlo, shaking hands, then later bumping his chest with rage against carlo's belly when french journalists were chasing him
- Then Carlo left. We will never know if it had any effect, but that's when TS started his decline. He had a very average season last year. Mix of average performances and repeated injuries.
- He arrived at the WC with a lot of pressure. People believed he had a bad year with PSG because of that. But I think that's not entirely true. I think he's missing that rage to win. That flame he had on the field, that thing that made him be a human wall.
- Past the WC, he wanted to play without any training after his holidays. Since Blanc had no authority, he didn't stop TS and right after he entered the field, he got a severe injury.
- Since he came back, he's very average and even DL is better than him. Actually, PSG's defense was way more impressive with DL and Marquinhos. As you all saw it during the first leg against Barcelona.
- Now here we are. He's average, and a puppy on the field. Blanc should shake him up or put him on the bench, but he will never do it as he fears the dressing room reaction because he has 0 authority.
The sol solution is to shake him up, but you can't expect Blanc to be the one to do it.
Hope my summary will be enough. Feel free to ask any question.
