Christophe Galtier will sell his skin dearly. The French coach has just won his second French championship title in three years (2021 with Lille, 2023 with PSG) and declared, after the draw against Strasbourg, that he has no reason to leave the bench of Paris Saint Germain. Quite simply because he “personally considers [mériter] to continue “.
“Why do I deserve it? Because I gave it my all this season, with a lot of energy. We knew, I knew how to stay the course in very, very difficult times, whether on a personal or professional level, ”he added. He evoked there the suspicions of racism dating from his previous season in Nice, for which an investigation is in progress, and, on a sporting level, the second half of the season.
“The fair analysis, which you don’t want to do, is that there was a PSG before the World Cup, and a PSG post-World Cup, with very important players who for some have not played since. 16, 17 games”, he underlined, alluding in particular to Neymar, injured since February.
“The catastrophic seasons are when we are not champions”
Under contract until 2024, Galtier therefore intends to honor his second year, even if PSG is looking for coaches on the market according to many media. “Despite everything you can say, and it’s your job, what you can write, despite the analyses, the remarks, the nastiness, the disrespect for some, there’s everything I’m going through internally. , throughout the season, and what I live in this second part of the season with my players, my leaders, there is a big gap between what the media can say and what I live on a daily basis, ”insisted Galtier .
“You haven’t spared me,” he added, addressing reporters. “We are champions of France, we have won the Champions Trophy, the catastrophic seasons at PSG are when you are not champions, it has happened”, he underlined. He is well placed to know.