Christophe Galtier once again raised his voice on Sunday, after the sad draw conceded by PSG against Stade de Reims (1-1), Sunday, at the end of the 20th day of Ligue 1.
PSG is on hold. Two weeks after a defeat in Rennes, the second in two weeks, the capital club had to settle for a draw (1-1) at the Parc des Princes on Sunday against Stade de Reims. In difficulty in the first period and reduced to 10 per hour of play, the Parisians had the chance to open the scoring shortly after the return from the locker room thanks to Neymar, they finally saw the Rémois equalize in the very last moments of the meeting.
If PSG still retains three points at the top of Ligue 1 over RC Lens and four over Olympique de Marseille, the level of play displayed by the champions of France is cause for concern a fortnight before the first leg against Bayern. Munich in the knockout stages of the Champions League. Christophe Galtier has also not spared his players against the microphones. “I don’t think there is any form of crisis of confidence. Perhaps a crisis of sufficiency, thus denounced the Parisian coach at the end of the meeting in remarks relayed by RMC. All the requirement that we had during the first part of the season, it went wrong, for different reasons. And it is difficult to restart on this famous requirement, on the fact of being able to play as a team when we have the ball but also when we do not have it. »
You’re going to have to shake off
“There were some very interesting things in the first part of the season, even if everything was not perfect. Currently, we cannot find this. Of course, that’s my job. I also rely on my players. I have high-level players, who are also competitors and who cannot accept being at this level since the start of 2023”, he continued, adding: “When you are a coach, you cannot be satisfied with these results, these performances, both collective and individual. »
And the former midfielder to go one better by evoking “decisions to be made”. “I talk to my players every day. This week, they have worked well, all together. It was not seen on the field, especially during the first period. There will be decisions to be made so that we also recreate competition. Because we have fallen into a comfort zone from which it is difficult to leave. We’re going to have to shake ourselves off”he warned again.