At the Parc des Princes
After the blur on the ground, the blur in the auditorium of the Parc des Princes.
First annoyed by a question about possible errors in his choices at the start of the match and the composition of the midfielder ("Do you know who is injured? Because I do not understand your question ..."), Thomas Tuchel debriefed the lackluster performance of his players on Tuesday against Manchester United (1-2), without however succeeding in explaining it.
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PSG's (counter) performance
: "How to explain it?
Honestly, I do not know.
We had a lot of problems, especially in the first half.
It was a surprise for me because we stayed on good matches, five wins, good training… It was a performance without intensity, without aggression, without ball recovery, without counter-pressing, without intensity with the ball ... A little weird ... I don't know why.
At halftime, "Gana" (Gueye) said he was suffering from muscle problems.
So we brought in Moise (Kean).
We took a lot of risks for the counterattacks.
It was stronger, but it wasn't difficult to play harder… It was the good news after half-time.
We couldn't do 45 minutes like that again ... We did better, we scored to equalize.
We had chances, of course, but we also had problems controlling the blocks because we lost our structure and in the end it was hard to lose 2-1.
A draw was better to continue.
But now everyone knows that we play in a very tough group and it will be even more so now. "
"We had problems finding solutions and the necessary" spirit "in C1"
Concern for C1 and the level of the team
: “There was no need to prove that it is a difficult group, I knew that.
I also know who we are missing, the capacity of injured players.
We tried.
I will always protect my players.
These are the same ones who have been doing very well for weeks, months.
We had problems finding solutions and the necessary "spirit" in C1.
And now it's harder. ”
Moise Kean
: “Now is not the time to analyze individual performances.
We tried, with him, to give a little more physical impact to open spaces for Kylian (Mbappé), "Ney" and Angel (Di Maria).
He gave everything. ”
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Idrissa Gueye
: “He said he was unable to do sprints due to muscle problems.
He played most of the first half with these concerns and he said he couldn't continue. ”
"We can and we must improve"
The attitude of players and attackers
: “We can and must improve.
It is clear that we are not happy with the performance, but this is not the time here and now to be too critical in public.
We will do it internally.
There are a lot of things to improve.
I don't know why, but it's obvious that we struggled to find the necessary "spirit".
It's hard to always play behind closed doors, it's not the same feeling in C1.
This is one reason, but not the most important… We will find a lot of subject to discuss, to analyze, but internally. ”
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The atmosphere at half-time
: “Honestly, I have to say that the atmosphere before the game was a little too calm in the locker room.
I had a bit of a weird feeling.
Normally, we listen to loud music, and there it was very quiet, a little too much.
Now was not the time to be alarmed or to force things on my side.
At halftime, it wasn't the time to be angry.
We must try to help.
We said clearly and directly that we lacked intensity, aggressiveness, attitude.
It was the most important: to show another attitude in the duels, that we look for the duels and that we really want to win them.
It wasn't enough as a team.
We said that.
We had to make a tactical change but the problem was not there in my opinion.
We seized the opportunity with the injury of "Gana".
The players spoke together.
They were disappointed but they didn't know why it was so complicated because the preparation was good, the atmosphere, the state of mind were very good during the training, very serious, with a lot of intensity and quality, yesterday (Monday) and today (Tuesday), all as usual.
We spoke clearly, directly, but we also tried to help.
The good news is that it wasn't possible to play another half like this, it could only get better.
And that's what happened.
But there was a lot missing, that's clear. ”
Interview at a press conference
Solskjaer: "It's a better performance than in 2019"
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (MU coach):
“The performance was good, we deserved to win, we created chances.
It's a better performance than in 2019 here, even though we won 3-1 to 2-1 this time.
This performance shows that we have made progress.
A secret to beat PSG?
We were playing against a fantastic team so we had to defend well, that was the key.
The players had the key.
They worked hard for each other.
We were up against some fantastic players.
There is no secret.
Against PSG, you have to play well and defend well.
(...) We defended well and made it difficult for them.
The teams that have participated in the European Cups, the Europa League for us or the Champions League for them, are having difficulty preparing for this season.
It will take a little while for these teams to be at their best.
We had bad matches ourselves.
We are getting better and better and I think that PSG is a top level team, with top players.
(...) We won against one of the best teams in the world.
I am very happy with all my players.
(...) Taking three points in Paris is a fantastic start in C1 for us, we want to reach 10 points as quickly as possible. "
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