The Spanish coach, very annoyed and angry, responded to the media after PSG’s worrying defeat by Atlético de Madrid (1-2) on Wednesday evening in the 4th round of the UEFA Champions League.e Champions League matchday.
PSG’s qualification in jeopardy
“Without a doubt.”
His analysis of the match
“I’d have to watch the game again to analyze it in depth. But really, it’s inexplicable what’s happened in these three Champions League matches. It’s inexplicable but also unfair. We should have won all three of our games at home, and by a long way. But we didn’t. I’m the one to blame. It’s very difficult to explain a run of three games (Girona, PSV, Atlético Madrid) in which we’ve been so superior and scored only four goals. It seems like a bad joke. I feel really bad tonight, and so does the team, but we’ll have to pick ourselves up and until the last day we’ll have to try and score. We need 20 clear chances to score, the opponent sneezes and scores. We’ve got to pick ourselves up. There’s no other option.”
If PSG lack a true number 9
“Bring him to me if you have this player. This striker, where do I get him from? I’m true to my ideas. The day I fail in soccer, it will be with my ideas. Not with the ideas of a journalist or a coach. I have no doubt that we’re on the right track. Soccer rewards goals, not chances.
PSG too predictable
“The 2nde goal is a tasteless joke. It’s soccer. I have faith in my players. But the 2e goal puts us in an even more complicated situation. We’ve got four matches left in the Champions League and we’re going to work hard to turn things around. I don’t work in soccer in fear. I have no doubt that decisions will be taken in the event of poor results. In the Parc des Princes, nobody gives up, the fans are there. But given our situation, I don’t know if we’re going to qualify.”
Kolo Muani’s reason for coming on
“Because of the situation of the match, I could see our opponent closing the game down even more. They maintained this line of five until the end, but unfortunately Randal couldn’t make things happen. I liked his attitude, but these situations, it doesn’t just take one player to change everything.”
His speech to the players after the match
“I never talk to the players at the end of matches. There’s nothing left to fix at that point. It’s too late. We need to lower the level of negative energy and tomorrow we’ll discuss the match at greater length. It’s an unfair result, life’s unfair. We’ll see tomorrow, because it’s a shitty day. We need to improve. We’re going to prepare the next four matches like four Champions League finals.”