The match against Bordeaux this Sunday (9 p.m.), during the 26th day of Ligue 1 : "What can I expect?" I am not sure. I expect to see Bordeaux in 4-4-2 or 4-4-1-1 and a match with a very defensive team from Gironde to make counterattacks. We have to adapt to all the situations that will happen. It is never easy to resume after a defeat, but it is the challenge and it must be, we must show again, at the Park, show immediately that we can make a more intensive match and with confidence. It is a defensive team and will operate against, very strong in set pieces. They had a lot of possession at the start of the season. We will have to defend together, to always stay together. If we don't do it, we will suffer. ”
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Dortmund already in mind : "Yes and no. Yes, we want to show, I have the impression that all the players want to show that it was ... (he cuts). Yesterday (Friday), it would be a good day to make the return match in view of the "spirit" (smile), as soon as possible. It's in our heads, that of the players. But at the same time, we have to prepare matches for L1 and the Coupe de France. We have matches to win, in which we have to show and gain confidence. We can't think too much about this return match, but it's in our head. ”
Decision-making concerning Neymar before Dortmund : “It's always been discussions between doctors, club and the coach. (…) A mistake ? Imagine, if we had let him play, that his injury had worsened and that he was finally unavailable for three months ... We have to decide at the instant "t", not after. You can believe me: we thought a lot about this decision. It is clear for all my players and also with "Ney": I want to play every match with him. But we have a responsibility and we do it with the doctors, the club and me. We made that decision. He must play to regain confidence and ability. Maximum playing time between now and the return match? But yes ! If possible, yes, of course. ”
Verratti and Meunier suspended against Dortmund : "Should the next matches be used to determine who will play for them?" Yes, clearly. Already have ideas? Yes, but it's not a big secret. For Thomas Meunier, we have Colin Dagba and Thilo Kehrer. But Colin is injured, so it's clear that Thilo will play… "
"We didn't have the same determination as Dortmund to win this match"
Analysis of the match in Dortmund cold : “A match in Dortmund, it's difficult to analyze it too much on video afterwards. The energy in the stadium, the context, the atmosphere, the mentality of this team, we can only feel it on the field. Kind of like Liverpool. It can cause a team to be even more courageous, more aggressive than usual. For me, we didn't have the same determination as Dortmund to win this match. We also lacked the potential to adapt to situations and we did not do absolutely everything that was necessary. It wasn't our best game, not a horrible one either. We played 14 games in 2020, against seven for them. They also had one more day of recovery. There are technical and tactical things, but it's always a mix. There are things to improve. We will do it, we will try. "
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Paredes' absence from the Dortmund group : “We arrived in Dortmund with Marco Verratti, Idrissa Gueye, Marquinhos and Tanguy Kouassi, four players for two positions in the middle. It was a decision in favor of Tanguy because he can also play in defense. Marqui started in defense but can play in the middle. It was a decision for the others and to have all the possibilities in all the positions on the bench. It's very hard to choose players for a match like this. It was a sporting choice. ”
The group united and invested before Dortmund : “I have the impression that my team and my players are very competitive. Sometimes they are even more so if things are not comfortable. And it gives me a lot of confidence. We can talk about a lot of things with the players because I know them. After a defeat, they are even more competitive. They want to show. This is exactly the state of mind we need. It's almost the same situation as last year at Anfield (3-2 defeat in the group heat, note). We played the same game in Dortmund a bit like in Liverpool. A match that we had not been satisfied with. Things were missing, not just technically or tactically. We left Anfield with the same feeling as in Dortmund. But we showed the reaction to the return match (2-1 win). It was the same situation, it was necessary to win. The team showed up, under pressure. We need the same reaction. ”
Words gathered at a press conference .
Marquinhos: "It's time to stay calm, united and respond on the ground"
Marquinhos (PSG defender) : "Fear in Dortmund? I do not think so. We are great players, used to making great matches. We have players who have won the Champions League, world champions. You are not going to tell me that players like that can play a match ... We may not have made a good match, but perhaps people thought that we would win easily in Dortmund, against one of the best teams in Germany. This is the game. Even if we were not well, the result is not the most catastrophic in the world. We will have all our strength at the Parc des Princes, with our supporters. We know our strength. It will be very difficult for them to play the same match at home at the Park. You shouldn't throw everything up in the air when a defeat arrives. Again, it's time to stay calm, united, work together and give a good response on the ground. Otherwise, it will always be the same words, the same excuses. It is on the ground that we must respond. ” (at press conference)
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