Paris Saint-Germain manager Christophe Galtier praised his Brazilian player Neymar, stressing that he is an indispensable player and difficult to replace him with another player.
Galtier made it clear after his side’s 1-0 win over Lyon on Saturday night in the French league that Neymar balanced the team.
Neymar celebrated his 100th game in the French league by scoring the only goal in the match, scored by his Argentine teammate, Lionel Messi, meaning Neymar has contributed to 15 of the team’s 26 goals in the competition this season. so far away.
Neymar has scored eight goals and scored seven goals for the team this season, and has increased his team’s goal contribution balance in the French league during the 100 games played to 121 goals (registering 77 and scoring 44).
With this, Neymar broke the record of any other player in the first 100 games for any player in the competition since the start of the statistics system used in the competition in the 2006/2007 season.
Galtier said of Neymar, in the press conference after the game, “He’s the one who gives us the best balance … He’s generous to the team … Great players appear in this kind of games.”
He explained: “Neymar has worked a lot for the team, he has suffered from stress and anger. This is normal. He has behavior not to blame. He is sharp and has a lot of ambition this season, both for his club and in terms of statistics. personal “.
Despite holding the ball most of the time, Saint-Germain struggled to win against Lyon, who stood out for determination in the second half, and the team extended their winning record to 6 consecutive wins in various tournaments. .
Galtier believes his team could have achieved a better result, scoring one goal out of 15 shots on target, but he also believes the team has achieved a well-deserved victory.
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