“Since your arrival at PSG last summer, you have insisted on the notion of control, of mastery: how do you explain, this Sunday evening, that your Paris did not have this control?
If I have to analyze the match, there are two completely different parts, with a first part where we had control of the defensive situations where we managed to annihilate Brest’s play, one of the most successful first periods of the season. And then, one of the worst periods. We reviewed what we experienced in Brest (3-2, October 29), except that this time, we failed to regain the advantage. We know the quality of Brest. They managed to do the same thing as at home. This second half, we lost a lot of balls, we created little. We thought we had the match in hand, that was not the case.
Was the choice to place Marquinhos and Ousmane Dembélé on the bench at kick-off a sporting choice or were they physically limited?
No, it was a coaching choice.
What explanations do you have for these two faces displayed by your team?
As a coach, we know that it can happen. They played well in the second half, they created a lot of chances, they were very strong from set pieces. We suffered. If the opponent has more possession, it’s more difficult. I asked them to have the ball in the opposing side. We lost balls too easily. We suffered.
“If we reproduce this second period in the Coupe de France (February 7), we will not pass. »
Bradley Barcola was very successful again? Is he a major PSG player today?
No. All players are major players, I do not distinguish between players.
What do you think of Marco Asensio’s performance?
In the first half, he put in a superb performance. Like all other players, second is bad.
For the first time this season, you feel really irritated. Is this performance likely to worry you two weeks before the round of 16 in the Champions League against Real Sociedad?
I think it’s normal. No coach likes to lose. I would have liked us to have had a better second half. This is proof that what happened in Brest was not a coincidence. Brest managed to generate this possession. If we reproduce this second period in the Cup (February 7), we will not pass. If we play the first half, we will cause them problems. Obviously, I’m upset. The people of Brest were not afraid, they are dangerous. They are one of the best teams in the French Championship. »