Christian Gourcuff returned Thursday on the pale performance of PSG on the field of Borussia Dortmund (2-1). Asked at a press conference about the tactical choices of Thomas Tuchel, the Nantes coach, faithful to an almost unique tactical scheme, was surprised. “He usually plays in 4-4-2 and changed his organization three days after a match at Amiens. That means that between the two games, there was not much time to prepare for this scheme, slips the ex-coach of Rennes. It is not my vision of things. I can be blamed for my 4-4-2, but at least things are square. But this is not a reproach, everyone has their ideas. "
The choice to line up at Signal Iduna Park a 3-4-3 unprecedented this season seemed to lose some Parisian players. The defeat puts PSG on unfavorable waiver but also its coach on the front line. "When you have a difficult situation, the coaches are singled out, criticized and questioned," continues Gourcuff. The Champions League is the major objective, it has exacerbated pressure in Paris and it starts it under conditions which are not the most favorable. If there is no qualification, it will be difficult for him. He knows it but he already knew it. "