After the PSG-Guingamp match won 2-0 by local, Patrice Lair answers questions from journalists. Beyond the meeting of the day, he took the opportunity to discuss the transfer window, the Coupe de France and tomorrow's OL-MHSC shock.


You feared it was a trap match but you did pretty well?

Yes, but I was far from satisfied with the first half. We lead 1-0 on a nice shot from Eve [Perisset] but I think we could have scored earlier. We had opportunities anyway. Although I thought we were not planning enough in the area, we were not too bad in the mastery from behind. But the last 25-30 meters we lacked percussion, it did not follow.

At half-time, yes, I put a little blower because I did not like it. It is imperative that we end the opportunities, that we go into the surface. In the second period Jenni [Hermoso] was there and she scored. But we have mastered and we win, it is important in the optics of the match tomorrow night which is crucial in the rest of the championship. The job has been done! 2-0 and no goal is good, especially since these are teams that need points and conditions this week have not been easy, we trained on synthetic, it's not the same thing.

Tomorrow to choose between Lyon and Montpellier ...

(He cuts) I would like a feat of Montpellier. A draw. I'm still half crazy and I always aim for first place. Because I think that when we do this sport, we have to be ambitious. It will not be easy to finish second already, but tomorrow why not give yourself a little hope, and why not a big game here [at the Camp des lodges] in May. I always stay on the positive side and that's why I motivate my team to take maximum points to stay in this championship. Even if we know that we do not perform very high level, we hold on and we take a lot of points.


To return to this match, you passed well on the sides but we felt that the centers were difficult ..

Yes, we must above all work the occupation. We did it this week, we worked first post, second post, penalty spot, but today we did not do it. That's why also at half-time I was not happy. I would like the matches to be able to do what we have worked on the week. Then we must have more people in the surface than Marie Katoto or Marie-Laure Delie.


To return to this month of a little hectic January, you were asked by Nancy (to coach the men's team in Ligue 2), you had departures, arrivals ...

Well we need to put a little atmosphere in this women's football (laughs). It's part of the game. I appreciate this band even if it's not always easy. There is movement, there have been departures, arrivals. We will see what can bring us the arrivals, I hope there will be a little more.


You do not stay a little on your hunger on this recruitment where they are mainly young players?

It is true that I gave other names, after there is the club. Even if today means have them, there are other elements that come into play. It may not be the same ambitions. But to me to manage with this staff that is given to me, it's my job and I like it too, these are challenges. After all, we always like to have top players. I had that chance in Lyon but it's easier to drive a Ferrari than to advance a car that has more trouble initially. After we have a lot of young people too, a workforce in progress with some who pass caps gradually. Then we always play the top of the board.


You had one player per line, what you were hoping for ...

Yes of course, after you have to bring the most. I wait to see, the truth remains the ground.


Personally, your case with Nancy who would have liked to take you as a coach, did that disturb you?

No, not disturbed because I always remain competitor. As soon as I'm on a bench with my team I always want to win. The match last week against Paris FC I did not let go. Ask the girls, if there was one who came up it was me. I am here, I am an employee of Paris Saint-Germain and I have always said, Paris Saint-Germain is my employer and I will do everything for this team to win. After, if one day I have to leave, and it will be another club and it will be the same, I will struggle for this club and so on. It's a coach's career that. But it's sure it's still fun that some boys clubs, a certain standard, contact you. That's good, it also means that I do not do too much of the bad job with Paris. Now I am in the Parisian project and I am at it. Then I'm fine here, but you'll have to talk about recruits at one point. Because we will have to go further if we want to worry the ogre [lyonnais].


Finally, next week you receive Rodez for the 1 / 8th finals of the Coupe de France. Small disappointment to still have a D1?

It does not matter if we go out only D1, at least we can not say that Paris Saint-Germain chooses his balls. After that, there are other clubs that have a more favorable circulation. Third D1? We will try to win again, out Rodez as we could get out of the big trap last weekend against Paris FC. Now at 1 pm next week it will be Rodez and you have to go.

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