Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino stops at an Amazon Prime microphone After the Parisian win (2-1, find the summary here) against Angers on Friday at the Parc des Princes as part of the eleventh day of Ligue 1 2021-2022. The Argentine coach spoke about the referee of the match, the content of the match, Kylian Mbappe (22-year-old striker) and gave good news about the pain he has been feeling in recent days Keylor Navas (34-year-old goalkeeper).
Pochettino “I can understand opponents are complaining.”
We are discussing arbitration because we have reviewed the images of the penalty that we got from PSG. Everyone thinks there was Icardi’s fault on Thomas before Capel’s hand. This was seen in the VAR but the referees considered it was no fault of Icardi. Do you also think there was no error?
It’s very hard to see anything from here. I do not know. It’s VAR technology: sometimes it’s for you, sometimes it’s against you. At that point, there is nothing to be said. I can understand the opponents’ complaint, but there you are.
Do you want the referees to be heard with the players and the video referee, and that this be done quickly?
I think it is important to have this tool to clarify situations. I think it’s not easy for the rulers. We have to help them, trust them, but sometimes it’s for you and other times against you. I think we deserve to win. This may not be the best way to win, we could and should have scored more goals but this time it was in our favour.
Pochettino: “I think Kylian needs to play more to the left.”
We found PSG better in the second half, with more breadth. Bernat and Hakimi’s entries have changed a lot of things. We saw a lot of freedom for Mbappe today. I found him to do very well on the right, and I know he prefers playing on the left. What do you think of that?
I think Kylian needs to play more on the left. In the World Cup and especially against Argentina, he played on the right. Sometimes I try to remind him that he does well when he plays on the right. True, he likes to develop both on the left and in the axis. I’m particularly happy with the overall performance, it wasn’t an easy match. We had players who were not available. After the defeat to Rin, it was important to find a path to victory and score points.
Pochettino “I think he will be available tomorrow to train with us.”
There was a real lack of rhythm for more than 60 minutes. Does this worry you?
It’s not easy because we’ve rarely had any players in the past two weeks. It is difficult to prepare for this type of match under these conditions. Wijnaldum et al returned yesterday without training. Some have returned from injuries such as Bernat and Dagba. I agree that we did not have a rhythm. We dominated the game but couldn’t find any space. We should have done a better job. We raised our level in the second half and it paid off.
A big week awaits you by welcoming Leipzig to the Champions League next Wednesday and the Marseille trip next Sunday. Do you have any news on Keylor Navas who left due to injury at check in two days ago?
Yes, we saw today with the medical staff. I think he will be available tomorrow to train with us.
