The image repeats itself more and more. At PSG’s Galtier It is being rare that the MNM trident completes the 90 minutes of each game. At the weekend, once morest AS Monaco, Lionel Messi came out. And this Wednesday, once morest Toulouse, the French coach brought out Neymar and the Argentine genius.
The new coach of the capital club assured, in Press conference, that all the players are aware of his plans. When the top players come out, it’s not because of a technical or tactical issue, they’re simply managing their physical condition, taking care of their wear and tear.
As the season will have an atypical UEFA Champions League group stage (there will not be as much rest between dates) and the 2022 Qatar World Cup is coming up, Christophe understands that he must manage the minutes intelligently. That is why he has not hesitated to remove them when the games are not over yet.
The Gallic strategist considers that in this campaign it will be essential to know how to dose and manage efforts. In addition, it will be important for the entire squad to enter into competitive dynamics and feel important.
GALTIER EXPLAINED WHY HE REMOVED MESSI AND NEYMAR AGAINST TOULOUSE
“It is an obligation (to make these types of changes). I had already discussed it with my players. They’re obviously never happy to go out, but that’s the way it is. At the time they played a very good game, it seemed important to me to get Ney, who scored his 109th goal in 150 games. Ney had some contacts. He had a game where he was exposed to contact. It seemed appropriate to take it out at that time. As it seemed opportune to relieve Leo (Messi) a bit on a physical level with the sequence of matches”.
“They are aware, they are informed. Afterwards, obviously they are not happy to leave, but it is also to make the staff live, to find other formulas and make everyone exist in this workforce.
Undefeated data. Lionel Messi has 4 goals and 4 assists in 6 games played this season with PSG. He started at a very high level.
Did you know…? Neymar registers 9 goals and 6 assists in 6 games played in the 2022/23 campaign with PSG. Leading scorer and leading assistant in France’s Ligue 1. Intractable.
