This Thursday, Thomas Tuchel was at a press conference from the Loges camp.
This Friday, his PSG team receives Angers at the Parc des Princes on behalf of the 6th day of Ligue 1. For the coach of the capital club, the PSG transfer window is not going fast enough.
How is the group doing, especially Neymar and Gueye?
THOMAS TUCHEL
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They did all the training with the group.
They feel good, they are ready.
There is no problem with both.
The Champions League draw takes place this Thursday: if your squad remains the same, can you aim for the final again?
It's sport, football, anything is possible.
We must be lucky to achieve the same.
If we stay with this group, we can't ask for the same, honestly.
If you look at the situation, Liverpool have signed two players.
Manchester City bought two defenders.
Atlético took Luis Suarez.
Inter have two Champions League teams.
It's a big challenge to fight against these teams.
I'm not saying it's impossible, but it's very difficult.
Will Alessandro Florenzi be your only reinforcement of the summer?
Today is reality.
I do not know if we will recruit another player.
We're never going to stop pushing the players we work with, giving them confidence.
We're never going to agree not to win.
This is the reality: we have a small team with players who play a lot, without preparation, with the coronavirus.
We will pay the price one day, in November, December, January.
I'm worried.
Is your squad less strong than last season, after the departures of Cavani, Thiago Silva, Meunier?
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Yes that's for sure, that's the reality.
It is necessary to say this as we speak: we do not have the same quality of players.
It doesn't mean that I want to lose.
We will do the best job, we will not accept the apologies but we lost these guys (Cavani, Thiago Silva, Meunier).
If it stays that way, we can't ask for the same goals with a small team.
The club knows which player, which profile we need.
We have to wait.
How did you receive the verdict of PSG - OM: no sanction for Neymar?
I learned about it through WhatsApp.
I was very happy.
We had already taken 14 suspension games, it was already a lot.
We are very happy.
Are you worried about Julian Draxler who is going with his selection to Ukraine, a country affected by Covid-19?
Yes it's clear.
There is always a risk.
This is a situation where the clubs may suffer and lose players.
Without the possibility of acting.
We are concerned even though many players are immune.
It's an advantage.
I'm also worried if they play three games in a row.
Hope everyone will come back injury free.
Where are we with the extension of Angel Di Maria's contract?
I don't know about his contract.
We lose too many players without receiving any money.
It started when I arrived with Rabiot, a great, great player.
He left free.
This can continue with Di Maria, Draxler, Bernat.
This is the worst for a club: to give up a player without receiving any money.
It's too much for a club like PSG, for the status of PSG.
What is the reason for the inefficiency of your team?
It's not a collective problem, it's not mental, the guys have confidence.
We created more chances in the last game.
We talked about some details in the surface.
It was technical: but we are talking about players like Neymar, Mbappé, Icardi, Draxler so we cannot improve their technique.
It's more a physical or mental fatigue.
We played without preparation.
I am sure we will find the precision.
Given your workforce, will more young people join the pro workforce?
This is the situation on the 5th day.
I will push all the players who are there.
We will push the young people if it stays like that but they must deserve.
We do not give gifts to players: it's PSG, it's a challenge, a challenge.
It's different for a young person: the group is exceptional, the young people are well accepted in the group and I congratulate the group for that.
They must earn every minute.
It's more difficult at PSG.
You have to have the best possible frame of mind.