Tuchel: "It's important against Liverpool that all players are comfortable on the pitch"

This Wednesday (9pm), the Paris Saint Germain receives Liverpool at the Parc des Princes for the shock of the 5th day of Champions League in group C. On this occasion, Thomas Tuchel came to the Parc des Princes for a press point. Selected excerpts.

What eleven?

Marquinhos in 6? I can not say it, it's possible, he can do it. I'm not sure yet. It's important against Liverpool that all players are comfortable on the pitch. Decisions must be made quickly in the field against a team like Liverpool. Neymar? He is fit, like Kylian, no problem they will hold.

The morning appointment of the match day?

At 11 o'clock, yes. It depends. Sometimes we do kicks, sometimes it's video, sometimes it's games to feel good, sometimes it's tactical exercises with the ball … but without intensity, it lasts 20-25 minutes. After the players can go home and go straight to the stadium.

What will it do?

It will take to defend well facing Firmino, Mané and Salah. It is not easy. It's very evolutionary at home. Their structure has changed a little in 442. It will be important to play offensive. You have to think about winning and not fear losing. Make transitions quickly, decide quickly, find Neymar, Kylian in dangerous spaces … More certainty than to go? Yes, we know the team better, which is good. We are confident but Liverpool is one of the best in Europe. It's a great challenge. It will play with passion and patience. It will have to evolve at our best level. And that has nothing to do with the level of the championship or not. It's a big step for us. His was to define the word team, Liverpool would be the right definition, it's exemplary. This is the level we will try to reach. Fear, excitement at home? Of fear? No no !! Pressure, yes. I feel it in all the special matches. It does not come from the media or the public, but from me, I want to win with my team. Do not win? Yes, it is possible, but we must be focused on victory, they must all together do our best. We must not lose our concentration by imagining what could happen. We must be relaxed but focused. No one is master of the result, it is sport. But we are eager to take up this challenge. Liverpool has a mentality, they went to the finals, there is this experience, this culture of winning. The how to play together There is this culture to be established. We need to go upmarket tomorrow, in the coming days and months.

Why did Liverpool lose to Naples and Belgrade?

I'm not sure why. But even in the defeat there is a big job of the players and the coach. This team works like a machine. This can be a dynamic that does not turn in your favor, detail, luck can make the difference in key moments.