Mauricio Pochettino will therefore be the first coach of the QSI era not to open his mandate with a success.
That says nothing, of course, of what happened next.
Wednesday evening, for his first outing on the bench of PSG, the successor of Thomas Tuchel will have seen his team, led to the score, win the point of draw.
A result that he did not come looking for in Forez, but that he will be satisfied with, aware that, three days after taking office, his team still has a lot of work to do.
Is this a good point taken for Paris tonight?
MAURICIO POCHETTINO
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We are disappointed because we wanted to win.
We did what we had to do for that.
We tried to create things but it was not enough.
But given the circumstances, we will take this point.
Above all, we have seen positive things for the future.
You have three days to prepare for the match against Brest.
What needs to be improved?
There are plenty of things to improve.
In the offensive and defensive phases, in the way of playing in the opposing camp, to circulate the ball in front of the team grouped together as Saint-Etienne was today.
It will also be necessary to know how to avoid counter-attacks.
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You have been very active on the edge of the field.
Did the players need it?
It's very important to transmit my energy from the edge of the sideline.
We've been here for a few days, trying to work in the right direction.
But we have to improve for the future
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What did you think of the performance of Marco Verratti, used in a role of leader?
It's hard to say where he played, Marco was a bit free.
He is a leader, he has the qualities to play in different positions.
He reads the game well. I am very happy with his game.
Paris had less activity in the second half.
How do you erase what is wrong when you play every three days?
It's true, today was a difficult game.
Saint-Etienne is a good team, with physical qualities.
But we are not looking for excuses, we are PSG, our goal was to win the match.
We have to improve further.
Kylian Mbappé seemed less comfortable than some.
How did you judge his match?
I'm happy with Kylian, he had a great attitude.
He needs to improve, like the whole team.
He is surely disappointed because we did not win, because he could have done better.
But I'm happy with him, that's the way to go.
You have little time to work.
Will it take more time to impose your paw?
We will use all possible means and strategies to improve.
I'm not worried, we'll get there.
We have the qualities to improve quickly.
How much did you miss being on the sidelines?
I was very happy to resume.
It was strange because the last time I was on a bench was fourteen months ago.
There were 62,000 people in the stadium.
It's strange today, I missed feeling the warmth of the supporters.