“We know we are not well, but they criticize us too much,” says PSG manager for the irregular campaign in Ligue 1

Leonardo Araujo, PSG sports director, addressed the media in the mixed zone to respond harshly to all those who criticize the PSG game.

The Brazilian also had words towards the French press, which he considers that he speaks constantly disrespecting the club. AS from Spain.

The team only plays well for 30 minutes: “That we have things to improve is obvious, it is even normal given the context. There are players who did not arrive in preparation, there were even important changes. We are not where we want to be, but we are working hard. The only thing I don’t like is the way you judge. There is one way to speak and another is to criticize for free. We know that we are not well, but they criticize us too much ”.

The press is too harsh: “It can be said that we are not doing well, but the limits are being exceeded. Saying that the coach doesn’t understand anything about football or that he was born yesterday… There are people who want to show off talking about PSG, it’s like a personal proposition. We don’t play how we want to. But in Ligue 1 we have ten wins, a draw and only one loss. We are ten points above the second. That we don’t play the way we want, ok. But we are on the way to improve. We never lack effort. We know how to reverse scenarios. It is the fourth victory in 1990. You can’t talk like that about Messi, Mbappé, Neymar, Verratti, the coach… Ramos? We knew he had a problem. You are playing the game of the Spanish press. We knew everything. We know what happens ”.

Requirement of the fans: “We are demanding, but it’s what we wanted, first in the Champions League and in Ligue 1. It’s true, we don’t play well, but we know it. Our great players want to arrive in the best shape. We have shown enough character ”.

Messi’s state of form: “Messi has spent more time in the national team than at PSG. Neymar is the same. Neymar played a great game. It has been decisive with Di María, I am not worried at all. People think we don’t know anything about the players. That the players are always partying. It does not correspond to reality. If the players don’t do things right, we tell them. Neymar is unfairly criticized. Today he played a great game, if he were a player who goes to party every day, he would not have played a game like against Lille, it is impossible ”.

Pochettino’s work: “You say that the coach does not understand the game. Looks for. Pochettino was a top 5 coach before arriving and now it seems that he does not understand anything. We change things. The accounts will be done at the end. We have pressure at PSG, it is normal. With such a team, we want to win this year. If we will win, I don’t know. That we have all the means, I am convinced. We have a very important coach and squad. Why should I be worried? We can be better ”. (D)