The serious face, Christophe Galtier, the Lille coach, anticipated journalists' questions this Thursday at a press conference two days before the reception in Toulouse. The man who was elected coach of the year for the UNFP trophies last season wanted to come back to one of the incidents which punctuated PSG's defeat in Dortmund on Tuesday 18 February (2-1).
"I will speak to send a message of support to Thomas Tuchel," launched the northern manager in introduction. I am a little surprised that very few people repeat what happened yesterday (Editor's note: Wednesday) . A family member of a player who is also a good boy (Editor's note: Presnel Kimpembe) , allowed himself to publicly insult Thomas. "
On Instagram, dressed in a Parisian jersey, Manu got carried away in very crude words: "Tuchel, I hope you are fine n ... your mother, son of p ...". Statements that led the French defender to apologize to Thomas Tuchel on Wednesday at the Camp des Loges.
If for PSG the incident, which does not directly concern one of its players, is closed, Christophe Galtier believes that the page is turned a little quickly: "I think it's more than a lack of respect. It goes further than that. I find it very serious. I position myself as a coach. Because I know the impact that such words can have on the man, the coach, the boy, the player and the group. That really shocked me. Some people should use their brains more than their phones. "