Christophe Galtier: 'We need to work and find solutions'

this week in training 

"There was a debrief about the performance against Lyon. I spoke to the group and told them that they had to show something different. The performance in the last match was not at all good enough. Afterwards, we had a week where everyone trained. I had the impression that everyone was committed to preparing for this match in Nice. We've prepared well for this trip. I asked my players to show more commitment and personality. We must also be more respectful of the instructions and the game plan, we were lacking in these points. We must find a more coherent game. When you're at Paris Saint-Germain and you want to perform well in every game, you have to have pride and react. We know that we are capable of performing well."

the standings

"There is a lot at stake for the club in winning its eleventh league title. The first thing is to stay focused on the job. We must have the right analysis during this bad period. We have to work and find solutions. We must not just blame one area, when we win then the victory belongs to everyone so it's the same when we lose. It is my job to make people aware of this. There is a lot of pressure from the competitors and we are not as far ahead as we have been in the past. We can't relax and I'll say it again, we need to have a big reaction in the games coming up." 

OGC Nice

"They are the last French team still in Europe. They are a team that has not been beaten since Didier Digard was appointed as manager. They are a team with a lot of certainties and players with a lot of confidence. As always there, there will be a great atmosphere but we have to be much better than in the last few games with much more effort and initiative. We have conceded too many goals in the last few games, and they are a great team in transition so we’ll need to be careful.

Their squad had a lot of new players at the beginning of the season, with a lot of new signings. It took some time for everyone to adapt. Today, they are a very compact team that defends as one. We also saw that they have quality up front, I think of Terem Moffi who arrived this winter or Nicolas Pépé who is back in form. With Gaëtan Laborde, they have a very interesting attacking trio. They're a very homogeneous team. "

the president's presence 

"The President came to see us and spoke in the dressing room this morning. I think it was important that he was there and he was. Obviously, I have my share of responsibility as does the whole team. We are all aware of this. Once that has been said, what do we do? Do we carry on like this or do we react? I am obviously aware of the President's speech. His speech shows that we cannot continue like this. It was a clear and precise speech, aimed at everyone."

The areas for improvement

"I have met with a few players one-on-one to clarify things and my thoughts. There is a general picture and then there are the individual cases. Everyone has trained well this week. Given the list of absentees, there is little competition and few opportunities for changes. But there are some things we can do to improve different areas. Defensively, and in terms of our ability to defend as a block, we are very average. We have also seen that we have difficulty creating situations in front of us. We have to make our game more attractive again, by getting forward more often."

the press conference replay