Parisian coach Christophe Galtier did not see his last wish granted.
While the transfer market closed at 11 p.m. on Thursday, the Milan Skriniar track did not come to fruition.
An undisguised disappointment internally that must be quickly evacuated to focus on the trip to Nantes, this Saturday (9 p.m.), as part of the 6th day of Ligue 1.
What is your assessment of the Paris transfer window?
CHRISTOPHER GALTIER.
There were a few sales and a lot of players on loan.
To buy, we knew we had to sell.
As we speak, the transfer window is over, which is also a relief for all the coaches.
We know our group now, we know who we are going to work with.
And what about sales?
This does not concern me.
We had targeted what we thought desirable to modify with the president (Nasser Al-Khelaïfi) and Luis (Campos).
I had been very direct about the future of the players concerned.
Many left, many on loan.
But what is very important to me is to work with the group we wanted.
I don't have to evaluate or judge what happened at the sales level.
How was the cohabitation between
Luis Camps, Antero Henrique and yourself during this transfer window?
(He pauses and lets out a small smile).
Since I have been here I have been in permanent contact with the president and Luis Campos.
We made all the plans together.
Will the fact that no defender has arrived force you to upgrade your tactical system to 4 defenders instead of 3?
One of the important qualities of a trainer is to know how to adapt to situations, states of form, injuries or suspensions.
It's obviously better to start with an organization that you've been working on for months.
Maybe he will have to adapt at some point because he can miss a player in such and such a place, but it can be in the defensive sector or elsewhere.
As we speak, I have no desire to change organization.
Is this group enough to go far in the Champions League?
I have a quality group, like the last two players who have just joined us (Fabian Ruiz and Carlos Soler).
We will have to see with the sequence of matches, pay attention to the workload, the state of form of each other.
But a coach can't always say I miss so-and-so, in such-and-such a position.
Young people are there too, I have a quality group, that's for sure!
How are you going to manage the few defenders at your disposal with four position specialists and a half with Danilo?
Four and a half is pejorative.
I was very satisfied with the services of Danilo (Pereira) who is not a specialist in the position.
But, to have exchanged with him, and to have seen him play in the national team too, obviously he will be of great service to us.
Can we already say that the winter transfer window will be important for you?
The winter transfer window is very, very far away.
I have total confidence in Luis (Campos) with whom I have been working for 4-5 years and who anticipates things a lot.
Me, I have to stay focused on the matches.
Are you going to opt for a rotation against Nantes?
I was satisfied with our match in Toulouse, especially by those who had not yet started with us.
There will be changes in the starting lineup, but not just for Tuesday's match (Editor's note: against Juventus).
This will be in view of the series that presents itself.
You talk about rotation, you always have to put a competitive team, but it is sure that it will not be the same starting XI.
Keylor Navas having stayed, can the hierarchy of goalkeepers evolve?
In the hierarchy, it does not change my choice.
Gigio (Donnarumma) is number 1, Keylor number 2. Afterwards, for management, now that the transfer window is over, I do not forbid myself to have a reflection as for any number 2 goalkeeper for that matter.
