Fabrice Abriel, Paris Saint-Germain’s women’s coach, spoke to the club’s website after the 4-0 win over Strasbourg on Day 7 of the Arkéma 2024-2025 Première Ligue (PSG/Strasbourg video summary) at the PSG Campus. He spoke of the reaction compared to last week. He also praised the team’s collective play and the return to form of 25-year-old Marie-Antoinette Katoto.
Abriel “After every defeat, you have to have the ambition to move forward again”.
You raise your head after last week’s defeat
After every defeat, you have to have the ambition to move forward again. We want to pick up three points, and above all we want to correct what we saw last weekend. Particularly at set-pieces, but also in terms of recovering the ball well.
Today was pretty good. We were also a little more ambitious in certain phases of the game. So today, we’re very happy about that because we managed to score 4 goals. We haven’t conceded any. We’re moving forward again and that’s three more points.
Abriel “We wanted to reassure ourselves collectively”.
A strong desire to dominate?
Yes, we wanted to control the match and reassure ourselves collectively, and then of course when we’re in control, we have to make the most of situations. We let you create chances and cross the ball as much as possible.
It’s encouraging for Marie Katoto because she played 45 minutes last week and now she’s coming back better. It’s always encouraging to score goals, and we saw a lot of people taking part, so we’re very happy because everyone was able to play to their full potential.
