Paris Saint-Germain won 2-1 (PSG/OM video summary here) this Sunday against Olympique de Marseille as part of Day 32 of Ligue 1 2021-2022. After this victory at the Parc des Princes, the Parisian coach Mauricio Pochettino (50) spoke on a microphone. Amazon Prime. The Argentine talked about this complex success, the match, the end of the season, the exit of Kylian Mbappe (23 years), the striker, and the performance of Neymar (30 years).
Pochettino “We will find a way to maintain our competitive edge until the end of the season.”
Winning a match like this is not easy. Are you happy with the overall method?
I think the most important thing is to win, get 3 points. I think we can still progress and play better. In the first half, I think we played well and created many chances. Next, we gave them the possibility to get back into the game. We dominated the game and deserved to win.
How will you keep players on track through the end of the season? When you win a championship early on, the end of the seasons is never clear.
At the moment, the championship has not yet been won athletically. We have to win at least another game even though we are 15 points ahead. I think it will be difficult, but it will be an opportunity to launch some young players on the pitch, to think about their future and the future of the club.
It’s important and it will give them the opportunity to play a little bit more in Ligue 1. That’s what will be important, to keep and find motivation in many ways. We will find a way to maintain our competitive edge until the end of the season. I think the teams we will face will play their game accurately.
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What do you think about goalkeeper rotation? This season, you found yourself with 2 great goalkeepers. Are you personally for or against rotation in this position?
I think the situation is not easy, first of all for the players. In my opinion, we have the best goalkeepers in the world. We already have one with Navas and now we have another with Donnarumma. It’s very good for the club and its future, but it’s hard for us, the staff, to manage it all!
No matter who we decide to line up in the field, everything will lead to a debate. There will always be people who will oppose what you do. So it is difficult to find the right answer. In my opinion, the way we handled this situation was good for us.
Why did Kylian Mbappe leave in the last minutes of the match? In general, he ends confrontations.
(laughs) That’s me, I wanted to make that change. I can do that by entering Mauro Icardi. I needed him to defend well on corner kicks in the last minutes. It was important to me that the team held the lead until the end.
Pochettino “is trying to give his best and he showed it with a great performance.”
In the first half, Neymar pressed a lot, he moved forward. He was slightly on his feet.
Over the past few games he has been getting better and better, he has improved a lot. I am very happy with him. He works hard and is incredibly talented. It wasn’t an easy season for him with the Copa America and the injuries. He had no pre-season preparations. Now, towards the end of the season, he’s trying to give his best and showed it with a great performance.
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