The Paris Saint-Germain manager has been full of praise for attacking the trio of Kylian Mbappé, Neymar and Lionel Messi after the players put the master class in Sunday’s Ligue 1 demolition of Lille 7-1.
What did Christophe Galtier say?
The Frenchman scored a hat-trick, the Brazilian scored twice and picked up three assists, while the Argentine was also on the scoreboard with his third Ligue 1 goal of the season. The win came against the backdrop of statements about the breakup between Neymar and Kylian, but he could not be happier with his forwards Christophe Galtier.
The Paris Saint-Germain coach shared his thoughts after the match and made it clear that he was pleased with the way his three strikers played each other at Lille. “The setting is changing with the presence of Kylian Mbappé. We’re trying to find the best balance. Lev, Kylian and Ney played like this last season, but in a different formation,” said Christophe Galtier.
“Today they played each other. Even when the game was decided, they tracked and worked together. I liked their desire to play together. “After our match against Montpellier, I voluntarily followed all the debates. But I quickly felt in the first practice of the week that it was over.
According to Christophe Galtier, they had a perfect week in terms of intensity and behavior that a team should have. Galtier was waiting to see if this perfect week would produce the perfect match. It happened. Sunday’s victory is the third in three league games and supports the team’s perfect start to the new Ligue 1 campaign.
Galtier talks about Kylian Mbappe
Christophe also confirmed that Kylian will continue to take the Paris Saint-Germain penalty. There was some tension between Neymar and the Frenchman after the former missed his spot in a 5-2 win over Montpellier. “This is Kylian,” Christophe Galtier told reporters at his post-match press conference. “After that, basically, I always define the second one, which is obviously Neymar. After you can have situations like last week. You have to be smart. I saw what Karim Benzema did yesterday with Eden Hazard.
“You have to be smart and know if each other is capable of shooting.” The manager also spoke about Kylian’s opening goal, which came just eight seconds into the game, and paid tribute to his coaching staff for their work. “I’m going to dedicate myself to my technical staff, it’s a goal we won’t see again,” said Christophe Galtier. According to the French coach, go watch the Spanish and German championships, there are teams that score like that.