This Sunday, Christophe Galtier innovated and succeeded in his bet by changing the system, with a 4-3-1-2 which allowed the team to beat Marseille, who suffered their second defeat in a row in L 1. Paris remains in the lead. ranking, undefeated in all competitions. The opportunity for the PSG coach to talk about football, afterwards, at a press conference in the auditorium of the Parc des Princes.
What is the first assessment of this system change and do you have any news of Danilo Pereira who was injured in the first half?
Danilo felt significant pain in his hamstrings. The length of his absence is not yet known. The change of system was not linked to the absence of each other, The last matches were sluggish. We had started the championship well but the opponents had analyzed us very well. We were starting to purr. Compared to what I had seen from Marseille, I wanted to add people inside the game. In my thinking, I also wanted to put my three attackers in their best positions. I was satisfied with the first 25 minutes. When we got the ball one touch away, we created chances. They assimilated it very quickly.
Do you want to continue with this seductive formula?
Are we going to insist? We are starting to be weakened in the defensive sector even if it is not linked to absences. It is very likely that we will continue to improve this system, with training sessions. After Benfica, we had a session to work on it and I was not satisfied. Yesterday (Saturday) I was very satisfied. I had a lot of exchanges and sharing with my players. I had a very positive feedback at the end of the session yesterday afternoon (Saturday) on this system in 4-4-2.
Does the score still create frustration?
There is the satisfaction of winning. We know very well what this match represents for our supporters, the players, the coach. Yes, we did not take shelter. But we tried to put the way, reacting very early to the loss of the ball. The Marseille goalkeeper made a lot of saves. It was an open, rhythmic and committed match. We will refine and improve the positioning of this from the trip to Ajaccio.
Is the World Cup in people’s minds with the fear of getting hurt?
I didn’t have that feeling but I understand your feeling. I saw no restraint. There was an injury on each side in the first period but it’s the sequence, the calendar with the Champions League. We have very high goals, there can be no holding back. It takes freshness at the kickoff, in progress, that’s why I released Leo (Messi). But I do not calculate, I have an obligation of result. If the players choose their match, we can’t do anything about it.
How has evolved Kylian Mbappe against Marseilles?
He was in line to get out of Marseille’s laundry. Marseille are very organized, with six players behind. We had to create a 4-4 and at that time, he was then pivot but only on the long game. He made shifts in his favorite area, on the left. He didn’t play as a center. He was instructed to be very vertical. I wanted to get the ball out very quickly to find Neymar inside the game and get Marseille running towards their goal.
Don’t you feel like you’re underutilizing the sides?
I wasn’t happy with what we were doing lately with our pistons. Juan Bernat is more comfortable in a four-man defense. Hakimi made a lot of offensive runs, he was hard-hitting. They took the depth, took the space. »