Two days after the defeat against Dortmund, the squad celebrated the birthdays of Icardi, Cavani and Di Mara until dawn. Neymar announces that he does not go to the Brazilian Carnival.
Images of the party of the PSG players.
There is no day without controversy in the PSG. The last controversy arrived this Saturday, when the team coach, Thomas Tuchel, recognized his surprise when he saw the images of the party that the players mounted last Thursday – and that lasted until the early hours of Friday – only two days after falling defeated 2-1 against Dortmund in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League.
A large part of the staff – including Neymar, Mbapp and Keylor Navas – attended the celebration of Mauro Icardi's birthday, Edinson Cavani and Angel di Mara, a celebration that was widely shared in the social networks of soccer players and also by Wanda Nara, organizer of the Icardi event and woman.
“We are not happy with the image of the party”, said the coach, who confesses his surprise at the diffusion of images of the celebration, in which Cavani, Leandro Paredes or Keylor Navas could be seen dancing without a shirt, next to a fiery Neymar. The coach seemed to bite his tongue when he answered the questions about that celebration: “I was surprised to see that video. We talked in the locker room. He has to stay inside. It was a free day, it was his private life, but we talked and what we have said you have to stay inside (…) I will not stop giving my opinion to the group “.
The celebration was a new chapter of the problems that drags in PSG, which jumped to the fore after the defeat against Borussia. Tuchel, who had previously criticized the celebration of Neymar's birthday, also had to respond to the critics of the Brazilian after the game, when he assured that the club did not let him play the previous matches for an injury that he suffered. “The decision was made between the doctors, the club and I. Imagine that we put him and that his injury is aggravated and we lose him for three months. They would have criticized us more,” said the coach.
Faced with these situations, Tuchel praised the mood of his team, which he said is able to grow in times of adversity. He gave as an example the double duel of last year against Liverpool in the group stage. In the first leg in Anfield they lost, but they knew how to react in the return, when the victory was necessary to qualify for eighths. “I have the impression that my boys are very competitive and they are more so when things are not comfortable, that gives me confidence. After a defeat they are more competitive. Now they have the mood that we need“seal.
The technician acknowledged that in front of Dortmund they did not show the same hunger for victory as the Germans. “We missed the same determination as Dortmund to win the match We also lacked the potential to adapt to the situation, to do what is necessary. It wasn't our worst game but it wasn't horrible either. There are things we have to improve, we will try, “he said.
On the other hand, Neymar announced this Friday on his Instagram account that this year he will not attend the Brazilian Carnival. In a video, the striker said ironically “with immense happiness, that I miss the Carnival of 2020. This time there will be no controversy. Good Carnival!”, He laughs. Since arriving in European football, Neymar attended the Carnival of Brazil for several years, something that generated controversy in both Barcelona and the PSG.
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