Presnel Kimpembe, the 29-year-old defender who suffered a serious Achilles heel injury and is now close to a return to the pitch, spoke to Canal +. He spoke of the “grinta” you need to put in every day and, above all, believe that it’s possible. He praised the project and the working environment at PSG.
Kimpembe “We have everything we need to succeed. We can’t complain”
“The project is top-notch. We have everything we need to succeed. We can’t complain. We’ve got a good coach, a good staff. The infrastructure is incredible. We have everything we need, every day. You can’t say ‘I’m missing this, I’m missing that’. No, we’ve got it all right here
Kimpembe “ It’s up to us to do what we need to do to move forward and achieve our goals”.
We have the opportunity to do something great, with a good team that is young, of course, but the team itself is there. We have everything we need to succeed. It’s up to us to do what it takes to move forward and achieve our goals.
Kimpembe “ There are others who will come in your place and with them, we’ll build again”
If you don’t believe in it, you’re dead. If I don’t believe in it, I’m dead. When you’re a competitor, that’s what happens. You can fall, and you’ll get up again, but you can’t say ‘no, I don’t believe in it’. If you don’t believe it, get off the boat, get off the train. Others will come in your place, and with them, we’ll build again.”
These are the words of a captain, and he speaks the truth, above all because he has time to make up and doesn’t want his last few years to be a laboratory. As far as he is concerned, PSG has everything it takes to win, but the players still need to be convinced of this on the pitch. Kimpembe has never been a great captain on the pitch, but off it, he often has the right words.
He loves PSG, and you can tell. He knows that you have to believe in your destiny, even more so with this new project where everyone seems concerned and eager to do well. To win, you have to “get your hands dirty” and go for it, believe that scoring is possible and do it.
As for the project, it’s a reconstruction, but if you look back to last year, the Champions League final was close at hand. We can no longer hide, as Luis Enrique does. PSG dominate the game, so let’s hope they dominate the scoreboards too.
