By: EFE
By: EFE
The coach of the Paris Saint-Germain , Mauricio Pochettino , confessed that he felt a special emotion in Lionel Messi’s first goal with his new team, after having suffered many goals against the Argentine in the past.
“ I am not to celebrate goals, I live them internally, but this one about Messi I shouted it. There are many years watching Messi score goals, always on the opposite side, but the first on my side, I had to celebrate ”, said after beating Manchester City 2-0.
# CHAMPIONSxESPN Because we know you want to see him again: this was Messi’s first goal with the PSG shirt. It was given to Manchester City, under the watchful eye of Guardiola and in a Park of the Princes that cheered the Argentine until the last second of the game. pic.twitter.com/LLi9ZCnlKr
— SportsCenter (@SC_ESPN) September 28, 2021
Pochettino insisted that Messi needs a little more time to find his best version at PSG. “It is the first time he has changed teams. Feel different things, new emotions “, he commented.
The coach said he was ” happy with the victory “ although he acknowledged that he would have liked to have had the ball more, after a duel in which the rival’s dominance was overwhelming.
“We like to have the ball, but City has been under Pep’s hand for years, each year improving the team. In that I am dissatisfied because I like having the ball more , but when you are under construction, we are building ourselves, it is also important to win this way ”, he said.
“We are happy with the victory, three points that put us in a good position to qualify. The team has known how to act in the different phases, when it was necessary to play and when it was necessary to suffer, because the City pushed us, the team has put on the overalls of work. We have known how to attack with the quality we have, and score two beautiful goals. The players deserve all the credit, “he said.
“Against a rival who is one of the best in the world, with the best coach in the world, I am happy having obtained this result . The victories give a broader platform to keep improving. The spirit after a victory is good and the atmosphere is better ”, he affirmed.
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