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Markinius in an interview with Israel Hayom: "PSG will not lose its way because of one loss or another" | Israel today

2022-07-24T16:06:43.674Z


A week before he arrives in Israel with the luxury club for the meeting against Nantes in the French Super Cup, the team's captain from the city of lights shares his feelings: "We have to fix what didn't work this season, but I think we are in the right direction" • The full interview, tomorrow in the newspaper and on the website


Next Sunday, PSG will take to the grass at Bloomfield Stadium to fight for their first title of the season when they meet Nantes in the French Super Cup.

Marquinhos, the stopper of the Brazilian national team, who will start his tenth season in the uniform of the club from the city of lights, came from Rome as a young talent and over time became the leader, symbol and captain of the team in the Qatari era.

In a special interview for "Israel Hayom" that will be published tomorrow, he talks about his feelings of being the captain and the expectations for the upcoming season.

"It's a great honor," he admits, "I've never knocked on the coach's or the president's door and demanded this status. I've worked hard and I deserve to be the captain of this team. It's a great pride and it's something that motivates me to come to training and try and help the players here in the team Being a captain is not just wearing a ribbon on your arm, it's a hard job and I try to do it to the best of my ability every year."

Marquinhos with Neymar and Messi.

PSG will not lose its way because of one loss or another", photo: AP

As someone who has been with the team for close to 10 years, Markinius is also the one who has experienced all sides of the current PSG.

the championships, trophies and local control on the one hand, but also the European failures on the other.

When asked about this gap, he replied: "This is a difficult question. I think we are on the right path to winning European titles.

"I think in the end it's the small details that make the difference and you have to work on these details. There are many things that can be done differently, but you must not lose your way because of one loss or another. For example, last season we lost because of a few minutes in which we suffered. Again, the small details They are the ones who decided. We have to fix what didn't work this season, but I think we are in the right direction."

Marquinhos with Neymar, photo: E-Fah

What do you expect from your new coach Christophe Galtier who recently joined the team?

"First of all, we know him well because we played against his teams and it was always difficult. You could see that he is a very smart coach and this was evident in our first training sessions together. Although this is only the beginning, you can see that he is a coach who emphasizes all the details, which is excellent because We have a very talented faculty that can do great things if they work with him correctly."

Marcinius.

The battle for the title is already here, photo: IPA

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Source: israelhayom

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