Worry. This is the key word that has come up constantly in recent days concerning Paris Saint-Germain, who have won only one of their last four Ligue 1 matches and who no longer seem really on their plate since the resumption after the 2022 World Cup. Once again, Christophe Galtier’s men were disappointing against Stade de Reims (1-1), conceding the equalizing goal in the very last seconds of the game. Present at the microphone of Prime Video to debrief and give his opinion on this match, the Paris SG coach did not mince his words.
“Our first period was soporifiche first confided coldly to announce the color. No rhythm, no intensity. We were quickly cut in half. I had decided to play with 2 lines of 4. We saw that we were in great difficulty, we suffered the events, we quickly abandoned our defense. Faced with this team which has been playing well for 13 games, now that’s 14, if we go 0-0 at half-time, we are lucky, but we are not at all happy. The content of the first 45 minutes was very insufficient and not at all satisfactory. »
Galtier annoyed by his players
And Christophe Galtier to continue, with a deep voice. “In the second period, we modified our midfield a little by being a little more diamond-shaped, by putting Ney under the two attackers to have better offensive animation, but also to thwart their ball exits. […]. We are fortunate to score fairly quickly. Then there are the facts of matches, the fact of being at 10… but hey, overall, we can’t say that we are satisfied this evening. It’s not a question of saying that I’m worried, but we must quickly get back to winning ways and be much more together than we are now. »
Clearly annoyed by the behavior and overall performances of his Rouge et Bleu, the former technician from Lille or even Nice thought that everything would be better after his tactical reorganization made after returning from the locker room (exit the 4-4-2 flat, instead of a diamond). “When I saw what we produced in the first half, we quickly rectified the situation. I thought that with our start to the second period, which seemed more interesting, with more forward play and quicker ball outs to break the lines, we had started on a good basis. » Galtier ended up pointing the finger at the naivety of his team, with a subliminal message sent to his executives (Marquinhos, Sergio Ramos, among others).
A tackle leaning on the PSG executives
“But afterwards, there are the circumstances of the match which mean that… I have nothing to complain about Verratti’s red. But still, conceding a goal in the 95th minute, with the number of experienced players we have… We took a transition with 30 seconds left to play and the ball at our feet. This is damaging from an accounting point of view, but also very surprising in relation to the experience we had in the field. We will continue to work, but also to talk. There are performances from one to the other. I am responsible for these poor performances, but there are also individual performances. At the moment, far too many players are not at their level. Are we letting go? Since the World Cup, we cannot be satisfied. There will be decisions to be made to find a team that is much stronger and looks like a top team. » The ills of PSG are deep, and it will quickly be necessary to find the remedy, the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League against Bayern Munich approaching by leaps and bounds…
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