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Jérôme Rothen could well be the next high-profile player to be benched by Paris Saint-Germain Coach Laurent Fournier.
The France midfielder has struggled for form recently and was replaced by Cristian Rodriguez an hour into the capital club's 2-0 loss away to Lyon at the weekend.
As a result, Rothen requested a private meeting with Fournier yesterday, but his chances of starting against Rennes on Saturday look to have diminished after he was relegated to the 'substitutes team' during training – with Rodriguez playing for the 'first team'.
Fournier has also gone on record saying the former Monaco ace "is not performing very well at the moment", a situation he attributes to the long-term consequences of the foot and thigh injuries that plagued him last term.
Having left Bonaventure Kalou out for two games and substituted Vikash Dhorasoo at half-time against Bordeaux recently, Fournier has already proved he is willing to drop his stars for the good of the team.
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