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Mauricio Pochettino: 'With a good attitude'

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The Paris Saint-Germain coach wants his title winners to keep their foot on the gas in Strasbourg.

MOTIVATION

"When you've achieved a goal by winning the title, that means you have a good attitude. The squad is training well, and we have to keep doing that to be competitive. We have to be professional and try to win every game, because other teams have objectives to reach. So it's important not to slacken off, to stay competitive and focus on the coming games. The leading scorer crown? Now that we have achieved our collective goal of winning the Ligue 1 title, the team can focus on individual ambitions. Each player will get the chance he deserves, andย Kylian Mbappรฉ will have the support of his teammates. He should be able to achieve his goal."

STRASBOURG

"Strasbourg are having an incredible season. I want to congratulate them, whether they qualify for European competition or not. They're a very difficult team to face. In the first game with them this season, we were leading 3-0 and they battled back to 3-2 [final score: 4-2]. Strasbourg have improved all season long. They're a very well prepared team, have good players and a good attitude. So it'll be a difficult game on Friday, we'll have to be on our guard."

NEYMAR JR

"There is no denying Neymar's talent. If he was transferred like that, it's because he is one of the best players in the world. This season, he has had a big injury and it's a season preceded by the Copa America. So it was difficult to get the required consistency. He's had ups and downs, like the whole team. I have spoken about that withย Lionel Messi. There was a time we were moving forward, and then we were knocked out by Real Madrid. The season would have been very different if we had gone through. The line between failure and success is sometimes very small. That can also provide the strength to write a different story in the future."ย 

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