▁on ▁to ▁sign ▁him , ▁Paris ▁Saint - G erm ain ▁F . C .. ▁ ▁G in ola ▁joined ▁the ▁French ▁capital ▁club ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁pushing ▁for ▁major ▁hon ors ▁with ▁the ▁financial ▁backing ▁of ▁TV ▁channel ▁Canal + . ▁He ▁took ▁little ▁time ▁to ▁adapt ▁to ▁his ▁new ▁surr ound ings ▁and ▁soon ▁conquer ed ▁the ▁Par c ▁des ▁Prin ces ▁crowd ▁with ▁his ▁elegant ▁first ▁touch ▁and ▁his ▁pace . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁he ▁was ▁going ▁through ▁t ough ▁times ▁with ▁the ▁national ▁football ▁team ▁co ached ▁by ▁G ér ard ▁H oul lier , ▁but ▁the ▁Paris ian ▁public ▁never ▁seemed ▁to ▁be gr ud ge ▁him ▁for ▁that . ▁In ▁fact , ▁he ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁football ers ▁among ▁the ▁not or iously ▁un comp rom ising ▁Paris ian ▁supp or ters . ▁He ▁became ▁such ▁a ▁fan ▁favorite ▁that , ▁even ▁when ▁he ▁admitted ▁that ▁he ▁supported ▁Paris ▁Saint - G erm ain ' s ▁fier ce ▁riv als ▁Olymp ique ▁Marse ille ▁as ▁a ▁boy ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁joined ▁them ▁rather ▁than ▁PS G ▁had ▁an ▁agreement ▁been ▁struck ▁with ▁Bernard ▁T ap ie , ▁his ▁popular ity ▁did ▁not ▁suffer ▁any ▁consequence . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁full ▁season ▁with ▁PS G ▁( 1 9 9 2 – 9 3 ), ▁G in ola ▁won ▁the ▁Coupe ▁de ▁France ▁( sc