After Monaco-PSG, Philippe Clément “thanks the players for this gift”
Philippe Clément (Monaco coach, 3-0 winner of PSG): “We have to look ahead. Many clubs remain frustrated after elimination from the European Cup. On a placement without pressing. It’s a style of play that I want to see. We are now able to do that, longer and longer during a match. We will still grow a lot as a team. That’s the style of play I want to see with this team.
In previous matches, we tried to do it, without success. Moreover, we also lacked at the end of the match. Many young people also play. And sometimes they don’t always do good things. We have to keep growing and gaining experience together.
I speak with the players. I want more consistency. I am behind the players at this level. A match like today must be a benchmark. As against Lyon. But it was only 45 minutes. When you play like that, it’s much more fun. But the motivation was always there. There’s so much waiting before a game that if it doesn’t go the way they want it to from the start, they get nervous. We have to work on that.
I was not surprised by my players. I am very happy with the collective reaction. The players showed a lot of positive aggressiveness and the will to play really high, with a lot of faith, and balls… From now on, I hope that the supporters will help us at the end of the season. It’s my birthday in two days, I thank the players for this gift. »