“Teams would have collapsed, not us” notes Pelissier, for whom Mbappé is “the best player in the world”

2023-05-22 00:30:35

Christophe Pelissier, coach of AJ Auxerre beaten 2-1 on Sunday evening by Paris SG:

«We had targeted these ball outings, we lost two balls and there is a player against whom we must not drop a ball (Kylian Mbappé, editor’s note). When we are down 2-0 against Paris after ten minutes, teams would have collapsed, not us, we come back to the score during the second half. On the hour that we do from the half hour of play, we competed with this team, we created chances. I think we gave a good answer today compared to last weekend’s match (1-0 defeat in Brest, editor’s note). I want to congratulate the players, we attack the match well, we come to get them, but we paid cash the first two occasions. That’s why (Mbappé) is the best player in the world. Now, we have to be positive in these moments, we have shown that we are there, hopefully in the next matches. We have two matches which are extremely difficult to come. We will do everything to be efficient, like tonight.»