Thiago Silva: 'Make a good start to the season'
On the eve of the Trophée des Champions 2018 against Monaco - this Saturday at the Shenzhen Universiade Sports Center Stadium - Paris Saint-Germain defender Thiago Silva fielded questions from the media at the traditional pre-match press conference.
THE TROPHÉE DES CHAMPIONS
"The Trophée des Champions is special for us. It's the chance to make a good start to the season. We have won this trophy the last few seasons and we will try to win it again on Saturday. Not many players started preseason with the rest of the squad. Physically, we are not 100%, but mentally we are strong. It's always hard to play against Monaco. We want to win and bring the trophy back to Paris."
THOMAS TUCHEL
"First impressions are very good. We have spoken a lot. We are all very happy with how things have gone so far. Now, the most important thing is to understand what he wants as quickly as possible, because we don't have much time before the start of the season. First and foremost, we want to win the Trophée des Champions and make a good start to the season."
3-4-3
"I started my career playing this formation at Juventude and it worked well. It's a new formation for the team, so we need to get used to it quickly. It's important to know how to play in several different formations. The coach also likes to change formations during matches. We are very happy to be working with a coach that has this mentality and character."