On the eve of the Round 34 Ligue 1 clash with Lens, on Saturday 23 April at the Parc des Princes at 21:00, the Paris Saint-Germain coach answered questions from PSG TV and the media. Excerpts.
LENS
"We have great respect for Lens. They are a solid team, in form. They have good players and a very good coach. We expect a difficult match. To win the match and the title, we will need a good team performance. They have real physical and technical qualities to cause problems for their opponents."
TITLE
"You have to give value to the title of champion. When you don't win it, it's a problem. So when you win it, you must not underestimate it. It's important for us personally, for the club and the fans. We hope they will celebrate with us. We hope to have a nice atmosphere for the match and a celebration. Critics are listened to, the fans are an important part of the club."
ROTATION
"The most important thing is to win the league. After that, we can rotate the team a bit, bring in young players. But for the moment, we are playing the best players. Mauro Icardi? I hope he can recover quickly. The injury doesn't seem to be very serious. We want him to come back as soon as possible. I think it can be sorted out before the end of the season."
3-5-2
"That's one of the options we are evaluating. I'm happy with the performance in Angers in the tactical arrangement. When we're attacking, we almost always have Danilo in a deeper position, so it's almost with three defenders. If we change a few characteristics, we can keep this idea. Defensively, things can change a little bit, but offensively it's the same ideas."
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