At work for BeIN Sports, the channel for which he is a consultant, Luis Fernandez, the former captain and coach of PSG, agreed to discuss the state of mind that allowed Parisians to win at the end of time. additional this Sunday against Saint-Etienne (3-2).
Paris does not go far from a fourth defeat in a row at the Parc but, despite everything, we retain this rage to win, right?
LUIS FERNANDEZ.
At a time when we arrive on the final sprint and you are not domineering, that everyone can beat or worry everyone, I note that the reaction of PSG is interesting.
You had to show character to find the mental resources to turn the situation around.
And, then, I find that Kylian
(Mbappé)
is good, he is in a good dynamic.
He repeats the performances.
Especially since there was no Neymar.
Even if everything is not perfect, it is important to win these games.
Can this group win it all?
But they want to win everything every year!
They have never been so close to achieving it as they were last season.
But, of the three competitions, the most important is the Champions League.
There, it remains City and Chelsea of Tuchel or Real in the final!
They eliminated Bayern by showing character, a state of mind.
It's good, yes.
They show interesting things.
The players are concerned, it shows, it is noted.
But for now, we have nothing!
There is nothing.
You can still lose everything.
Luis Fernandez believes that the PSG players are happy to play together.
LP / Arnaud Journois
How can the scenario of success against Saint-Etienne help them?
This commitment, this attitude, this investment is good for a group.
We feel them happy to play together.
Kylian scores two goals and Icardi the third.
However, during the week we heard rumors about him, that he had to leave, etc.
It could have disturbed him.
It wasn't, that's good.
It's a good answer to score that goal.
These are boys with self-esteem and status.
Having just eliminated Bayern, losing against Saint-Etienne would have been a mess.
There, we saw that the guys were making extra efforts.
These are signs that we are seeing more and more.
It will help them to play against City.
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