Christophe Galtier did not like the lack of aggressiveness of his players against Olympique de Marseille. In a press conference, the Paris Saint-Germain coach asked for a reaction.
Galtier underlined the lack of aggressiveness of his players
Christophe Galtier is unhappy. Two days after the elimination in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France against OM (1-2) and the day before a trip to Monaco, the coach of Paris Saint-Germain deplored the lack of aggressiveness of his players in Wednesday’s Classic.
For several weeks, and especially since the return of the World Cup, the Parisian players showed a worrying face that the victories against Montpellier (3-1) and Toulouse (2-1) had not managed to forget. Lucid, the Parisian coach recently mentioned a crisis of complacency and expected more from his players in the work without the ball. But the Marseille defeat confirmed PSG’s shortcomings in desire and impact.
C.Galtier – the players have to make a big effort on the mental aspect
We failed in the mental commitment. We are going to have a series against intense teams, which impose duels warned the Parisian coach four days before a Champions League round of 16 first leg against Bayern Munich. You will have to answer now. For the moment, we do not find this aggressiveness. Players have to make a big effort on the mental aspect to win a lot more duels in the middle.
In Marseille, Marco Verratti, Danilo Pereira, Fabian Ruiz and Vitinha were jostled by the Marseillais in the midfield. We lost the battle in the middle. You can’t suffer so many lost duels in one encounter. We know the importance of a match against OM. We lost a lot of duels. It’s fine to want to play, and you have to play, but the battle in the middle is essential at a very high level. , annoyed Galtier. Enough to wake up his troops before the shock against Bayern? First element of response Saturday (5 p.m.) Monaco.
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