This Sunday, PSG could only snatch a draw (1-1) against Monaco during the 4th day of L1. In a press conference, Christophe Galtier regretted the lack of mobility and variety in the game of his team.
Will this draw calm the ardor?
CHRISTOPHER GALTIER. I do not know. We were really upset by a great Monaco team, especially the first 35 minutes. Monaco was very athletic and present on our balloon outings. We lacked mobility, we remained without movement, with our backs to the game and without movement. It was better in the second half, fixing their defensive line with our forwards higher. We won the ball quite high. we kept Monaco on a very low block without managing to score. Is it related to last week’s game? Were we surprised by the intensity? This should serve as a lesson to us.
What happened on the penalty scored by Neymar?
The hierarchy has been established. Kylian is the n°1 shooter and Ney in 2. Afterwards, there is the reality and the moment of the match. Ney fired and Kylian let him fire and they congratulated and thanked each other. The most important thing was to score.
What was the key? The defense of Monaco?
Neymar hits the ball at the foot but tonight (Sunday) there was great defensive ardor from Monaco. To get out of these duels, it was very difficult. My team was surprised by Monaco and that surprises me because you have to be used to this kind of match. We lacked variety and movement. We won the second ball higher in the second half.
Does the content worry you?
We must analyze and learn the lessons. We will have a lot of games of this type in the season and we must be able to modify our game on the pitch with a variety of movements. We must be mobile to escape a defense that has taken over us. It’s an axis of reflection to have with the players to avoid remaining in a sticky axis. Afterwards, we are exposed to transitions.
Is it time for turnover?
The objective until now was to find a framework and a working basis, with some variety. We’re going to inject fresh blood. Some have suffered. Our captain suffered from cramps. We sometimes broke down defensively, which caused sprints. Monaco is the first big team that we meet and which imposed a big athletic and tactical challenge on us.
