Now coach of the Qatari club Al-Duhail SC, Christophe Galtier reflected on his experience with Paris Saint-Germain during an interview with The Team. A season where the 57-year-old technician had to deal with several stars in his squad, such as Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Neymar. During this exchange, the French coach also said more about his relationship with the latter, ensuring in particular that the “management is different”. “Exchanges take place in an office, face to face. They are very individual. With this extraordinary player profile, the slightest reaction, the slightest look, an inappropriate smile, a wink or a gesture takes on international, global proportions.first launched Galtier before exemplifying his words.
“An example: during our first Champions League match against Juve (2-1, September 6, 2022), we win and I feel that we have to take out Léo Messi at the end of the match, not to improve who or anything but to protect him on a physical level. This choice seemed coherent to me. After the match, everyone informed me that it was the first time that Messi came out in a Champions League match (with PSG). This is where you realize and it confirms to you that you are training players who are much more than players”. If he also assured that it was “normal, simple, accessible, professional and friendly people”he finally returned to the sporting aspect and its “obsession” to associate them at the forefront of the Parisian attack. “The three (Messi, Mbappé, Neymar) had to be associated and play together. I don’t think we’ll ever see that again in France. They were very efficient, in the game and in the investment, but we lost Neymar (in February). This too, everyone has forgotten.. That’s what it says…
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