"Crumpled Kit": PSG Return to Home Kit vs Real Madrid
Update: PSG will wear their navy home kit against Real Madrid tonight. The flocking and the kits are not only a bit crumpled, as spotted by @thefootballsc. Real Madrid will wear their home kit.
French club Paris Saint-Germain released their new fourth kit this week. And not only that - they instantly debuted it against Rennes at home on Friday. This continues a trend that is not liked by the fans. Thanks to French equiemnt specialists Footpack for the heads-up and parts of this story.
PSG Have Literally Stopped Wearing Their Home Kit
In the last eight matches, Paris Saint-Germain did only wear their home kit once.
Since the release of the third kit on September 13, PSG have used the black six times in the last ten games at home, Ligue 1 and Coupe de France included.
Marketing and supply reasons apparently stopped PSG from wearing the home kit
According to sources from France, there are multiple reasons why PSG have started to wear their away and third kits in almost every match. The first reason would be that PSG run out of their home kit and that the third was unpopular.
Max Miotto, a journalist for PSG Community, said: "The black jersey is selling below expectations. To compensate for this shortfall, Paris is trying to highlight its third outfit and therefore uses the matches as a showcase for potential future buyers."
Culture PSG media say that it is not a marketing coup but a stock problem. The number of home shirts provided by Nike this year has already been "greatly consumed since the start of the season". This is why the Parisians would evolve with their third outfit "so as not to find themselves in shortage".
PSG Supporters Are Angry
La victoire d'hier n'altère en rien notre colère !!!@PSG_inside pic.twitter.com/OYjkqAiX2x
— Collectif Ultras Paris (@Co_Ultras_Paris) February 7, 2022
Recently, the Collectif Ultras Paris published a press release on their social networks to express their dissatisfaction with the club not wearing their home kit.
"The face of a club that wants to be a global brand, obsessed by the sales of jerseys, to the point of forgetting their colors and to make the affront of playing with an away shirt at home.
PSG to Return to Home Kit vs Real Madrid
So which kit will Paris SG wear in the UEFA Champions League against Real Madrid? According to PSG jersey insiders La Source Parisienne, PSG will wear their traditional navy home kit vs Real Madrid.
The home kit has been used in 16 of the 34 matches so far
Even though the third jersey has been used excessively at the Parc des Princes this season, the home kit remains the one that has been worn the most by Parisians. Out of 34 games, it was used 15 times, against 11 for the away shirt, 7 for the third, and 1 for the fourth.
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