Nuno Mendes, the 23-year-old left wing-back for Paris Saint-Germain, stopped in the mixed zone after the 3-1 defeat against AS Monaco this Friday at the Parc des Princes in the 25th round of Ligue 1 2025-2026.
Nuno Mendes: “We didn’t do what we normally do.”
“Today we weren’t at our best. Monaco managed to win, they managed to score three goals. That’s what happened today.”
“Physically, it’s difficult for you, can you confirm that?”
“No, I think we’re fine. Today, we weren’t at our best, we didn’t do what we normally do. That is, have the ball, control the game.” From the start of the match until the end, we felt good; it wasn’t a question of fatigue. We have time to rest, that’s true. We need to work, rest, and be ready for Wednesday.
Nuno Mendes: “We’ll want to win the match, that’s the objective.”
How to bounce back on Wednesday against Chelsea?
Today was a difficult match. We’ll face Chelsea the same way we approached this match today. We’ll want to win the match, that’s the objective.
Is it still worrying?
It’s normal, other teams also have good players. We have good players too; football changes. The more time passes, the better the teams prepare. We’re ready, we’re going to train hard to be ready for Wednesday.
Nuno Mendes: “We weren’t able to get the ball and control the match.”
Was it the poor passing that was the problem?
Yes, that’s one of the things we need to improve. We lost possession a lot of silly balls, and then we had to chase them down towards our goal. That’s not what we like to do, and we like to attack. That’s what we need to improve.
If it’s not a physical issue, what’s the problem?
We’re not at our best; we haven’t managed to do what we need to do. We haven’t been able to get possession and control the game. It’s just a matter of time. We’re going to rest and work hard. We’ll manage to do that on Wednesday.
