“I have rage”: Mauricio Pochettino did not digest the arbitration of Real-PSG

A long-awaited press conference. This Saturday, three days after the new slap received by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League against Real Madrid (3-1), Mauricio Pochettino returned to the collective bankruptcy of his team. The Argentine coach, who does not hide “to be angry”confessed to taking on his shoulders “a share of responsibility” of the elimination of PSG in the round of 16, despite “60 minutes of high quality”.

As he had already done on Wednesday, along with Nasser al-Khelaïfi and Leonardo, Pochettino once again pointed the finger at the arbitration of Danny Makkelie, who, according to him, helped the training of Karim Benzema (author of a hat-trick), to reverse the trend on the lawn of the Santiago Bernabéu stadium. Without hiding the liquefaction of his troops: “We watched the match several times, there was a foul by Carvajal on Kylian, Militao called the video assistance, and I don’t understand how there was no foul on Donnarumma…everything. “is chained. The team experienced a significant emotional shock. But we can only apologize for not having managed to manage this momentum”.

Asked about his decision to prefer Gianluigi Donnarumma to Keylor Navas, Mauricio Pochettino was very clear on the issue. “Choosing Donnarumma has nothing to do with my confidence in one or the other, it’s just a decision I made. After a loss it’s easy to say it was not the right choice but the information I had in my possession does not make me regret that”. And according to the Parisian coach, the Costa Rican, who “continues to show his support for the team like all the players who have not played”, don’t hold it against him.

On the eve of the reception of the Girondins de Bordeaux, this Sunday at 1 p.m., Pochettino, who feels “suitable for the next deadlines” also made a point of specifying that his group had to remobilize to start again. “The whole team is affected. We have to find the motivation to win this 10th title of champion of France“, he specified. Before concluding by giving some clues about the training that will be aligned at the Parc des Princes: “There will be young players in the squad, but it’s important that the major players participate in the game to eliminate the frustration of Wednesday”. Bordeaux is warned, but Paris no longer has the right to disappoint.