Paris (AFP)
After the defeat conceded a week ago in Rennes, "the reaction today was excellent", appreciated Paris SG coach Thomas Tuchel, after the victory against Toulouse (4-0) Sunday at home.
Q: Why did you leave Thiago Silva on the bench at kickoff?
A: "Thiago, we used him too much in the first matches, he should have been on the bench in Rennes without Thilo Kehrer's injury, he's playing as a 25-year-old, but he's not 25 years and for that we must respect recovery phases.It is an incredible guy, he gives everything in each training.And after 2 matches of 90 minutes, with only one week of training with us, it was not the moment for me to take risks. "
Q: Eric Choupo-Moting was sometimes mocked last season. His doubled, is it a nice revenge for him?
A: "I'm counting on him, I'm very happy for him because the situation is as you described it, I can only repeat that playing as N.9 is not his favorite post, it's not his best position is on the left side, but today he did very well, it was necessary, but he gained confidence during training, he put a lot of intensity, a lot of quality, he is training with a new state of mind.The movements between Kylian and him were fluid today, it was good, his races in the surface were more aggressive.It is the PSG, we must show quality. In the surface, you have to show your individual quality, your hunger to score, that's good because it helped us a lot today and it has to continue. "
Q: Are you relieved by the performance of your team, a week after the defeat in Rennes?
A: "Defeat may have been needed to open your eyes, to improve, the most important thing is not to lose or win, it's reaction, and the reaction today was excellent. "state of mind, work, the + spirit" were really high level, with a lot of recoveries, opportunities, attacks. "
Interviewed at a press conference.
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