Several Parisian players share their feelings after the 1-2 defeat against Atlético on Wednesday at the Parc des Princes.
Warren Zaire-Emery (PSG midfielder, after the 1-2 defeat against Atlético ) : “It's often the same thing… In each match, we create a lot of chances but the only thing we lack is to score, to make these chances real… Need a striker? We have our game plan. The game plan is always the same and we create a lot of chances, you can look at the statistics. If we marked all our chances, we wouldn't talk about matches (in the same way). Lack of confidence in front of goal? I couldn't tell you… Sometimes football is like that. It's a lot, it's repeated, we work to (improve) in training, we finish, we are concentrated in front of goal… Honestly, I don't know what to tell you. Mid-term review? When we look at the points, it is negative. But when we watch the matches, he is rather positive. The only thing that is really missing is the realization of opportunities. Worried ? No. There are periods that are like that. It's football. We weren't lucky last season either… Sometimes it's like that. We will do everything to reverse this situation. The qualification? We're not worried. We do everything to win every match, we give everything in every match. It's one of the things we have to keep, we have to continue to create chances, dominate, be in the opposing camp, counter-pressing which we do very well, and that should do it… if we mark our opportunities. (on his goal) It's a great goal, a great collective recovery from pressing, I'm very happy with this goal but also disappointed and frustrated for the team, for everyone. (in mixed zone)
Vitinha (PSG midfielder) : “It's difficult… We started well, we scored, we conceded a goal due to an error in concentration, the kind of detail that makes the difference. And afterwards, we didn't find the best way to create chances, to attack, to have a cool head. We tried. We wanted to win. We tried until the last minute. Unfortunately, we conceded this goal… It's hard. A center forward? You never know. We have our game plan. We can improve, especially by keeping a cool head. We had the chances, again, and we didn't score. Taking this goal is hard… (…) We have the level. There are four games left and we will do everything we can to get through.” (on Canal+)
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In certain matches, we make mistakes but we are not penalized. Especially in Ligue 1. But there, there are great players up front.
Marquinhos
Willian Pacho (PSG defender) : “It’s difficult, very sad about the defeat. It's always complicated but even more so after this kind of match, when we have the chances and we deserve to win. Now we have to raise our heads and move forward. (…) Sometimes it doesn’t fit. We have to work on it, stay together, trust teammates, at work. Four points in four games? It's difficult, we missed important points at home, that's where we should win the most. But hey, as I tell you, it's football and now we have to be more united than ever, think about the next match and continue step by step, trusting each other. What if a center forward is missing? We are a good team, I have complete confidence in my teammates. Our offenses are very good, but for all good teams, there are times when the ball doesn't go in. We have to continue and work and continue as a team and support each other. The qualification? We need to reach the round of 16.” (in mixed zone)
Marquinhos (PSG defender) : “We had the confidence, the hope of winning. We have already dropped points against PSV and we knew it was an important victory to get. We tried. It's all well and good, we're playing well, we're creating chances, which wasn't the case at the start of the season, we're progressing on certain points, but we're not able to improve in efficiency. These are great matches. In certain matches, we make mistakes but we are not penalized. Especially in Ligue 1. But there, there are great players up front. And if we make these kinds of mistakes, we are penalized. Their strategy was obvious. They have a lot of experience in this type of match. We had a strategy in place and it didn't work. The reasons for these difficulties on the offensive level? If I had the answer, it would be easy. We are working to do better in this area. We really need more peace of mind in front of goal. We saw that Warren (Zaire-Emery) did it, he scored. We create a lot of chances, we have the movements, we control the match, we create a lot, we play in their camp… But it's in the last pass, the finish. And behind too. The second goal was a corner for us at the base. We are all in front and we make mistakes which are paid for… We were not well placed and they manage to counter… In this kind of big match, we have seen teams win championships by using the opponent's errors like that. We need to improve a lot on that. We already said it in the locker room. We no longer have the right to make mistakes now in this competition. We are going to have big matches and we will have to take points to qualify.
Worried ? Four points in four games, including three at home, means that we will have to take difficult points away. We know it will be difficult, but we are PSG, if we have to take points, we will do it. We will have to play with the cards we have in our hands. We're not going to throw everything away because we didn't succeed. There are matches left. But the truth, it must be said, if we want to win matches, we have to do things well in order to get closer to victory, but we are penalized on the details and if we want to grow in this very difficult competition, we do not There’s no right to fail on that.” (on Canal+)
