The Parisian coach takes stock after the card of his team on the ground of Clermont this Saturday.
Mauricio Pochettino (PSG coach, 6-1 winner at Clermont ) : «It’s a match that we controlled from start to finish, it’s a very good performance, which allows us to maintain the distance with our pursuers. The Messi-Neymar-Mbappé complicity? The problem is that many people do not listen: since the start of the season, we have said that it takes time to create automation, not only this chemistry on the pitch but also in the locker room.
The circumstances are known, the season started after the Euros and the Copa America, and then every month our players left for a fortnight (in selection, editor’s note). We missed it in decisive moments of the season. Now that we have whole weeks of work, things are going better. It’s not a justification, I understand the expectation, but the reality is that the circumstances were very difficult.»
Statements taken at a press conference