Pelé passed away on Thursday.
The question was therefore logically put to Christophe Galtier this Friday, at a press conference.
A subject that was discussed in the PSG locker room.
“
Obviously, the players talked about it, especially since we have Brazilians, Marquinhos and Neymar
”, breathes the Parisian coach, before paying tribute to “
a player who marked world football
”.
And to continue: “Even if I saw him play very little, never in fact but I watched a lot of reports, he was a precursor in the game, on the athletic level.
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Galtier also believes that the memory of the King is not about to die out.
"
The years have passed, he is unfortunately gone, we offer all our condolences to his loved ones, but he has accompanied all generations and will accompany the next ones for a long time to come.
Such a record, such quality of play... He brought technical quality, he had incredible gestures that only he could achieve and he was appreciated and loved by everyone, from all over the world.
I don't know if such a list of achievements will one day be equaled...
", he slips.
Triple world champion with the Brazilian team, Pelé was 82 years old.
