In a burst of laughter, he slips that it is "obviously at random" the match that he chose to follow this Wednesday evening.
Alain Giresse could not miss the meeting between the Girondins de Bordeaux, where he played from 1970 to 1986 and the PSG he coached in 1998-1999.
At 68, the former midfielder of the Blues, analyzes the short, but very important, success (1-0) of the Parisians, won without Neymar, Mbappé, Di Maria, Verratti or even Kean.
A logical victory despite an average performance
“There are no two teams of equal value in Paris.
There is one which is less strong when it is renewed as it was the case yesterday.
But Paris has the means to beat the other teams with all of its workforce.
I think even if he hadn't been forced for specific reasons, like injuries or suspensions, Pochettino would have spun.
There, he had put a team capable of beating Bordeaux.
I found the Parisians serious, in place.
In the first half they were correct, in the second half much more difficult.
Bordeaux showed a different face than in its home defeat against Metz (2-1), last Saturday, it is obvious.
On arrival the victory is logical, but not with a performance gap of one compared to the other team.
Paris has done what it needs to do.
Maybe the Parisians could have been better in the second half, but it's okay.
In the Premier League there are also good purges.
I have also seen some very sad Real Madrid league games.
If they are champions, we will forget that in Bordeaux the second half was not terrible.
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Rafinha yes, Danilo and Herrera no
“For this level of the game, the midfielder worked.
Even if he fell in the second half, Gueye was in good shape.
It is true that he plays more often than Rafinha and Danilo.
For them, we will draw in the box "lack of rhythm" to justify their match.
Rafinha, how long has it been since he played?
Danilo the same.
It was seen in the second half.
But Rafinha, in his register of creator where there is only Verratti, he can apply.
The others (Danilo, Herrera) no.
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A physique in progress
“In general, Paris is finding legs that they did not have some time ago.
There it comes back.
There was a need for everyone to find another physical level.
This is Pochettino!
The commitment and determination it requires, he knows that you have to have the athletic strengths to be able to do it.
It is filling every player's athletic reservoir.
So yes Paris did not have possession in the second half in Bordeaux but because the complement of the warm-up is the rhythm and the rhythm can only be acquired through the matches.
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Always strong defense
“We would not have thought of looking for a goalkeeper of his caliber in his country (
Editor's note: Costa Rica
), but Navas has yet shown all his talent.
It exudes such ease ... It's fair, clean, well done.
And then Marquinhos ... It's a pillar!
And on the pillar you hang a lot of things because you know they will hold.
With Kimpembe, it's solid.
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🎙️💬 # FCGBPSG @ Pablosarabia92: "My goal? It was a great action for the whole team. I saw that Gana saw me, I tried to control and hit the side."
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Sarabia, a goal and that's it
“He still has a technical ability.
We saw him with his ball catch and his goal.
But, in terms of play, it will not produce what the European level demands.
After his match in Bordeaux, you can't say that Pochettino will find himself embarrassed to make up his squad.
His performances do not push the coach to his limits.
He remains able to get out this goal, to give balls but he is only a good backup player.
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