Thiago Silva closes the debate: "I did not want to leave, but the decision has already been taken"

"In football, you never know ..." It is with these words that Thomas Tuchel revived the suspense about the future of Thiago Silva, last Tuesday, after the friendly match against Celtic (4-0). Bis repeated this Thursday, at a press conference the day before the Coupe de France final: “It's super important that Thia is here today and tomorrow (against Saint-Etienne), during the final against Lyon and in Lisbon. And then we'll talk. ” Except that Leonardo seems to have already decided. This is in any case what the sports director had indicated long weeks ago, in an interview with JDD. And this is the message that Thiago Silva himself received, he who was seen saying his farewell to the supporters on Tuesday. “It's a special moment for me obviously. With the supporters, it's always been like that, with a lot of respect. They asked if I could stay, but it's not my decision, and neither is the time to keep talking about it, the 35-year-old Brazil international told reporters on Thursday at the Stade de France. I'll talk about it later. I just want to spend my last moments here with a good frame of mind and being happy. Everything that PSG has done for me during these eight years ... I am very happy with this moment. It's true, I didn't want to leave, but the decision is already made. I respect her and I will respect her until the end. "

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Under these conditions, how to understand the recent statements of Thomas Tuchel, who has never hidden his affection for the player and the man Thiago Silva? Which Thomas Tuchel explained, a few months ago, that he "could not imagine a PSG" without "O Monstro" ... "I believe that it is the will of the coach, imagines Thiago Silva, guessing that the German technician feeds , for its part, still a hope. He is a coach that I find very good, all his staff too. " Except that mass seems to have been said. And that Leonardo, the only master on board, has already made his choice. “There is no discussion for after, it's true, confirms the former Milanese, recruited in 2012. Leonardo has already spoken in the press. I am asking you not to talk about this because it is not the time. I think too much about the matches, I think a lot about the work we have to do tomorrow. I respect your urge to know what's going on, but I think now is not the time. ”

"As soon as you put on the PSG jersey, you have the pressure to win"

It is indeed the time to turn to this match between PSG and AS Saint-Etienne, the first official match in France since the end of the season due to coronavirus. "It's historic, a special moment", agrees the person concerned. But above all, it's time to win for Paris, as always. Especially after a defeat against Rennes last year at the same stage of the competition… “As soon as you put on the PSG jersey, you have the pressure to win, recalls Thiago Silva. But it is not because we lost last year that we have more… ”Besides, the pressure, the Parisians will have it especially on August 12th, when it is time to face Atalanta Bergamo in Lisbon, in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. And this even if they obviously want to win the two finals, that of the Coupe de France this Friday, and the Coupe de la Ligue, in a week. "The C1? We haven't talked about it yet. We just talked about it on the day of the draw, between us, a little, promises Thiago Silva. Afterwards, we didn't talk about it anymore because we have to live in the present and leave the future for later. The first objective is the Coupe de France. We prepared for this match. Afterwards, we will try to prepare for Lyon. And of course for Atalanta. Tomorrow's game is important for the history of the club too. " A story that will soon no longer be written with Thiago Silva ...

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