February 5th, the 22nd round of Ligue 1, although the team
The two generals, Neymar and Mbappé, were unable to play, but Paris Saint-Germain defeated Toulouse with a score of 2-1 at the Parc des Princes and continued to occupy the top spot in the standings.
After the game, Paris Saint-Germain coach Galti expressed his views on all aspects of the game.
About the team’s performance throughout the game
I am satisfied with the victory of this game, but the performance of the team does not satisfy me.
At present, we have some unfavorable factors, especially in the first half of the game, Sanchez was injured very quickly, and we need to make adjustments soon.
The opponent scored the goal the first time they got a set-piece and we had some trouble with the set-pieces.
However, I still found my team trying to open up the situation in the first half, tearing open the Toulouse defense, with the opponent’s defense shrinking.
We played much better in the second half.
About the 4-4-2 diamond midfielder and Vitinia’s position on the field
In the first half of the game, Vitinia appeared too many times in Messi’s active area.
At half-time, I insisted that Vittinia be played more on the left, which frees up the position Messi prefers.
In this situation, our attack was more balanced and we found some space in Toulouse’s defense.
I also insisted that the players take some long-range shots against a team with a tight defense and strict discipline.
Even though we had trouble defending set pieces, we were still able to score.
We have won the last two games with great difficulty without some important players.
About Messi
Messi leads the team forward.
Obviously, we are not only missing Neymar and Mbappe, but also Verratti and Ramos.
Messi assumed the leadership role, and in a natural way.
Today and this week, Messi is obviously very important in the game, he is an important role model for the team on the field.
Messi has taken on a lot of responsibility for initiating and organizing attacks.
However, we need to hand him the ball more.
About Soler and Fabian Ruiz
I hope that Soler and Fabian Ruiz can play their running advantages when tearing the opponent’s defense.
The same goes for getting into the opponent’s penalty area at the right time, finding space between the opponent’s central defenders and making small passes.
I know that Fabian Ruiz is used to crossing positions, Soler is the same in Valencia.
However, Fabian Ruiz has trouble chasing back at times and I would have preferred to use his running advantage so that we would have some width to tear down the opposition defence.
About Sanchez’s injury
Sanchez was taken off quickly during the game and he fell straight onto the pitch in what must have been a muscle injury.
I don’t know much about his injury because I haven’t spoken to the club’s medical team.
However, he looks a lot like a muscle injury.
(two strange)