Special envoy to Dortmund
His explanations on his game system
"I can't explain because it would take too long. We decided on Sunday (from 3-4-3). We played in this system in Dijon, it was the structure that gave us short distances to defend. Which allows us to attack and control the game. I know that after a match, if the result is not perfect, you can say that it is a fault. But I have to make decisions and decide that it is necessary. For me, teams lost here, Borussia beat Inter, drew against Barça ... No one will know what we would have done if we had played in 4-4-2. For me it's not a question of structure, but the way we played. There are 90 minutes left to reverse the trend at Parc des Princes. ”
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The lack of physique of his players
"We have noticed that we have played more matches than Dortmund in recent weeks and we have key players coming back from injuries. They lacked the rhythm, the hardness of the competition. For this reason, our ability to keep the ball was not stable enough to better manage our physical disabilities. We couldn't push high enough because we made too many mistakes. We lacked timing on our attacks. We also lost lucidity on the counters of Borussia with races of 60 meters. I thought we could have scored the goal to lead in the match. By bringing Pablo (Sarabia) in, I thought we were going to create other opportunities. ”
“We lack confidence and I don't know why. It's necessary to do little things, to help ... We played with too much fear of making mistakes. It's not good."
The face of PSG against Dortmund
“We lack confidence and I don't know why. It's necessary to do little things, to help ... We played with too much fear of making mistakes. It's not good. If you think too much about mistakes, they happen. We lost our confidence over the course of the match. We have to find that and fight better in the return match. It works on a daily basis. Now is not the time to lose confidence with this team. It is still possible to reach the quarter-finals and I am convinced that we can do that. It was not a decisive match, much less a final. ”
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The performance of Neymar and Mbappé
“For Kylian, I knew it would be a tough game for him. He had to stay patient because they defended very low. We tried to find a little more "Ney", their relationship is good both, but "Ney" lacked rhythm. Their connection is there, we saw it on goal with the assist of Kylian. It's a match that will make him grow. I trust them to find solutions and respond to Dortmund in the second leg. ”
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