Mbappé-dependence: “It’s a good concern. With a player like Kylian, who scores 50 goals and makes 25 assists per year it would be stupid to think he won’t maintain those numbers. Our goal is for him to improve them further, they are already incredible, and for his teammates to help him. I think the team will score a lot of goals and the other players will also have good statistics.”
The Classic: “When you arrive at a club, you quickly know which matches particularly motivate the club, the players and the supporters. This is obviously one of the most important matches of the season. However, we prepare it in the same way, but we pay attention to the emotional component, which is important, individually and collectively. We have to be an intense team, but we must not fall into exaggeration. That could be the risk in this type of poster… You must not make this mistake. (…) It’s a special match, the kind of match that the players all want to play, and that the supporters never forget. Winning these matches always leaves good memories for everyone.
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Gonçalo Ramos and Randal Kolo Muani: “I expect a lot from all the players, we want to be effective in attack and defense on a collective level. You pay attention to the statistics but the assists are important, the way we start the match, the fact of forcing the defense line to bring the ball towards the attackers so that they can score, we try to ensure that the attackers also put pressure to prevent the ball from reaching our area… I can’t just concentrate on each other’s goals. The important thing is that the team achieves its objectives.”
The right time to play OM… or not: “There are two options, yes or no (smile). At Ajax, it wasn’t a problem for them, they had a good match and could even have won. They are still undefeated in Ligue 1 (2 draws, 2 wins). I hope that we will see the best version of PSG and that we will be superior to our opponent, but it is a very high level opponent.
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PSG in the unknown against Abardonado’s OM, interim coach after the departure of Marcelino earlier in the week: “It’s true that these are special circumstances… However, it often happens. Besides, everything we can see from the opponents is often different against us, they play differently, they defend more or their attitude is different. We are therefore prepared for any situation. We were able to analyze OM with Marcelino and we did it in the match against Ajax with Jacques Abardonado. We expect him to repeat things seen in the last match but also for them to change their strategy. I think the greatness of a team is also knowing how to adapt.”
Lucas Hernandez: “He’s a rookie, already known at world level, an international. He has two roles with us, a left-footer, he can play in the corridor, behind or a little more offensive, but also in central defense, which he did with us or in the France team. He is a top player and I am very happy with his performances so far.
Marseillais Ounahi, whose praises Luis Enrique sang at the World Cup: “He’s an international player too. It’s not a great joy to talk about this match again (the elimination of Spain against Morocco, editor’s note), we fought, Morocco defended very well, especially him. Hakimi was part of this group too. He still makes fun of me when talking about this match… It’s also the aspect of football that we love, you have to know how to lose and win.”
Vitinha released compared to last season: “I can’t analyze last season, but I can say that he is very important for us, he has an important role in the team. At the end of the season, I would like to be able to talk about all the players and what they all bring. But he is international, I have a lot of internationals in fact, he adapts well to everything we ask. Perhaps he needs to be further back without following the ball too much, but he has immense technical quality.
The public at the Parc des Princes: “The communion between players and supporters is a key point, it motivates us to play at the Parc, it’s the ideal situation, but we must always give even more with our desire to play a great game. football, to be ambitious in every match, whether we obtain a result or not.
Comments collected at a press conference