Paris Saint-Germain kick off the year with a match on Day 1 and then against Ligue 1 runners-up Lens. Matchday 17 takes place on January 1 and 2, which PSG coach Christophe Galtier finds strange.
«I had the idea of scheduling a training session at 21.30 on the 31st (laughs)», he told PSG TV, «I’m joking, but it’s the first time [jogar dia 1] it happens to us in France. As for New Year’s Eve, I have full faith in my players, I know they will pay attention to what they eat and what time to go to bed. Tomorrow morning we will do serious training, I know that at home they will have families waiting to pass the year, but we are talking about high-level players », she explained.
The coach praised Mbappé again for giving up his holidays after the World Cup: “The fact that he came back so quickly and had a great desire to win and push the team shows his state of mind. Kylian is very dynamic, he is invested in the role of a player who grows every week. This year he has scored 56 goals in 56 games. How lucky we are to have such a player.”
Galtier also spoke of the winter market that is about to open and announced a quiet month: «I am very happy with the squad. There will be no entrances if there are no exits. At the moment there are no players who have asked to look for a team, it means they are fine here. But the market will be long, we have many games. There may be some players who are dissatisfied with playing time and we can discuss the possibilities.”
