Madrid (EFE) – The coach of the PSG, The Argentine Mauricio Pochettino, He assured that there has been no lack of respect for Barcelona when Di María is “asked” if he would like to play with Leo Messi and has called for “not taking things in stride” on the eve of the clash between the two clubs in the Champions League.
“Di María is being asked, would you like to play with Messi … Well, what do you want me to answer you? That’s not why you’re lacking respect for Barcelona, let’s not take things out of context,” he said in an interview with program The Zero Wave Transistor.
Pochettino has insisted that he must “have respect for all clubs and players” and acknowledged that “all clubs in the world, not just PSG, are designing strategies to improve their squads”.
“It simply came to our notice then. for a player to talk about a teammate and talk about how they would like to be together, I think that’s a valid thing, ”he stated.
Regarding the next round of the Champions League against Barcelona, Pochettino admitted that he has been preparing for this match for a year now because he has not stopped watching football at any time and considered Neymar’s loss to be fundamental because of how he infected his teammates and how he conditioned his rival.
“I was very excited to return to Barcelona to play. Also here there is an obsession with winning the Champions League. And falling injured as he has fallen is a sad situation because of how he is on the field and how he conditions the opposite. injury was close to about 15 meters. Mbappé was warming up and had made the decision to replace Neymar because he felt irritated by the fouls he was receiving, “he noted.
On Mbappé and his future Pochettino stated that despite his youth “it is a reality and not a promise.” for the charisma and play he imagines in the “trio of best players in the world.”
“He can speak French, English and Spanish,” he recalled before referring to Real Madrid, a club of which he was ready as a player but eventually did not join him. “Valdano and Camacho talked to me a lot about Real Madrid. I was left with Camacho’s conversations. And to see what Real Madrid means worldwide is left to him. I have no clause if Real Madrid is coming. I hope to be many years at PSG and meet the goals, “he said.