This Saturday, PSG begins the French championship 2021 - 2022 with a trip to the promoted, Troyes.
Mauricio Pochettino, the coach of the capital club, was on the eve of this meeting at a press conference at the Camp des Loges.
Excerpts from his press conference where he discussed the negotiations with Lionel Messi.
Is it difficult to make a competitive team for Troyes?
MAURICIO POCHETTINO.
It's always difficult when there are elements that are missing in a team.
There are a lot of Internationals in our team.
As of today, we are very happy to have recovered all the players.
All were on time.
We had an abnormal year with covid.
They needed vacations and rest, it was necessary before facing the season, to prepare.
They are all there for the training and then the competition.
Can Kylian Mbappé start?
It is available.
There is a high percentage that he starts the match.
Which PSG are we going to see?
We will put a high-performance team that respects our playing principles and the most important thing is to win.
Do you want to recruit
Leo Messi
?
We are focusing on the start of the season.
The club is working hard and discreetly on the transfer window and workforce improvements.
We know what happened yesterday.
Maximum attention is on winning against Troyes.
We only think about victory.
Are you interested in his role as a playmaker?
More than his position, it is a player of his caliber that is interesting.
The club is working on different options and solutions.
We are focused on the Troyes game.
Did you call Messi yesterday as the English media say?
I did not speak with the English media.
I'm focused on Saturday's game.
Would his arrival induce a departure from Mbappé?
No.
How do you rate your recruits?
I am very happy with the work of the club to improve the squad.
The rookies are a joint decision of the whole club.
I really enjoyed this collective work.
It must be emphasized.
What are the goals for the season?
Without a doubt, it is to win each competition that we are going to play.
We have already lost one against Lille.
It makes us angry.
There is a feeling of sporting revenge.
We will be stricter on the details this season.
It's the little details that build the success of a season, every day.
We have rage, I have rage, hatred for defeat.
We want to highlight the club's effort to improve the workforce.
You mentioned a new project at the end of last season.
What is it about ?
The project, the time, the work. We arrived in January and the important thing was the adaptation. With regard to the consistency of our philosophy, we talked about time. Every coach has his vision. With the arrivals, when the workforce is final, we will see the positive or negative things in relation to the objectives. The club extended me last week and we will do everything possible to satisfy the club, the president, the sporting director and the supporters.