Finally brilliant!
This Tuesday at the Parc des Princes, PSG convinced against Bruges (4-1) with a double from Kylian Mbappé and another from Leo Messi.
What to rejoice Mauricio Pochettino, the coach of Paris, who believes that the decline in the second half is understandable given the advance on the scoreboard.
How do you like the first half?
MAURICIO POCHETTINO.
I'm happy with the level, especially in the first half.
It is a step forward.
In the connections, in the understanding between the players.
They needed a match like this.
Offensively, is this your best match, especially in the complementarity between the three attackers?
I'm very happy, especially in a Champions League match.
I am happy with this natural understanding.
There was a lot of fluidity in the relationship between them.
What did you think of Marco Verratti as sentry?
He is very good in this position.
He arrived late after the Euro.
He could not have continuity, in particular because of this delayed preparation.
He can get the ball out from behind, tie the game and control the rhythm of the team, pause or accelerate, play sideways or deep.
We would like it to have continuity.
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Did your players have more freedom than usual?
The difference is that we were more connected this evening (
this Tuesday
).
Freedom, we look for it in every game.
We want flexibility for the players.
There are automatisms that we work on in training.
But there has to be a balance with the expression of talent.
Talent does not need a barrier to express itself.
I'm glad we saw this.
There is always a click that takes place in a process.
Precisely, is it sustainable?
There are often things that get stuck in improving teams, in the adaptation phase.
I hope this is the starting point to improve day by day.
What makes me happy today is to see the faces of the players who have had fun.
What conclusions do you draw from the group stage of the Champions League?
It was a very difficult, complicated group.
We finished second, we should have had first place.
The two draws in Bruges and Leipzig prevent us from finishing first.
We will surely have complicated opponents in the round of 16 but to win the Champions League, you have to beat everyone.