2023-04-16 00:37:13
A little over a month since Paris had won at home. The success won on Saturday evening at the Parc des Princes in front of Lens (3-1) did not bring a smile to Christophe Galtier. In this week troubled by the accusations of racism of which he was the object after the revelation of an email from his former sports director in Nice Julien Fournier, the Parisian coach presented himself with a closed face at a press conference which he closed by thanking its president, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, and Luis Campos for having been omnipresent by his side this week.
How did you feel tonight?
CHRISTOPHER GALTIER. Very determined, very focused on the game like my players who have been very serious this week. It was an important match, but it was not decisive. It was important to win and have fun returning to success with us because the last match had been a big disappointment.
With a nine-point lead with seven games remaining, what could prevent Paris from being champions?
To not be serious, to believe that it is done. We have a calendar with teams fighting to maintain it. We will have to not be satisfied with this nine-point lead and go for victories, victories, victories… And be as we were when we were in numerical superiority: both very serious and higher to develop offensive play. Above all, we will have to not be like we were in the second period when we were enough. The next match, Friday against Angers, we will have to be serious so as not to give our competitors any hope.
“I would have liked my team to be more serious”
How do you explain the face of PSG in the second half?
By thinking that the game is folded, over. I would have liked my team to be more serious in its structure, to maintain the play of the first period, with the right balance and more offensive intentions. We were content to only pass, there were few players between the lines. Is it due to the gap? I don’t know. This relaxation, we will talk about it again, I will show them because when you have such an advantage, you have to stay at the same pace.
What springs will you have to activate to avoid the risk of decompression?
We always have the fear of having a strong relaxation as in the second period. Friday, for example, we go to Angers, condemned to Ligue 2 but who will want to beat the defending champion. To keep them in, it will be necessary to take care of the training sessions. They must be rhythmic and intense. I hope that we will also recover players to bring some freshness.
Could Seko Fofana please you next season?
He is a player who, for some time, has had full seasons. He seems to me to be a leader of the team, he has this ability to break the lines, puts impact… But we will make sure to finish this season before talking about the next one.
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