Paris Saint-Germain did not fall into the trap of the Coupe de France at the start of 2022. The capital club had a very serious match against Vannes and easily won with a goal from Presnel Kimpembe and a hat-trick from Kylian Mbappé. The French international, at the end of his contract next June, started the year 2022 as he had finished 2021: with a bang. At a press conference, Mauricio Pochettino praised his number 7.
“We are satisfied. We really enjoyed a nice evening of football. We had fun. I’m happy with the team’s performance, it was a solid performance. Kylian Mbappé? His performance depends on others only his contractual situation. He is a world top, he has a great maturity and an extraordinary level. He is a player that we know perfectly, the icing on the cake today, it was his hat-trick“, explained Mauricio Pochettino.
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“What I changed at the break so that Kylian Mbappé regains his efficiency? We changed some positions on the field, especially those of the three midfielders when we had the ball to have a better connection with our attackers. This allowed to have a better fluidity in the circulation of the ball, and to find depth “, added the Paris Saint-Germain coach.
Pochettino satisfied with the youngsters
Mauricio Pochettino, who praised the young players to whom he gave their chance at the microphone of Eurosport 2, gave a layer at a press conference by targeting more Edouard Michut: “I am very happy with Edouard Michut, the young people need time and space to show that they can be at the level of a team like PSG. And this type of match is a good experience for them.
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Absent from mark, Lionel Messi tested positive for Covid-19 on his return from Argentina. The winner of the Ballon d’Or 2021 is therefore in isolation, like four other players from Paris Saint-Germain, and risks missing the clash against Olympique Lyonnais at the end of the week. The Argentine technician gave news of Lionel Messi and does not know if he will be able to play against OL.
“We will see the evolution for positive players”
“We have no news from Leo Messi for the moment. And frankly for Lyon, I do not know. We will train every day and we will see. Will the five positives be available? don’t know because the situation changes a lot, we can be positive today and negative the next day. It’s a very strange virus, and it is sometimes difficult to understand everything. We have players tested positive, we follow the rules of ‘isolation and we will see their evolution. Hoping that it will be positive “, to conclude Mauricio Pochettino.
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