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Mauricio Pochettino referred to the event and told how was the intimacy of the dressing room when communicating the news.
There are extra-football situations that we have to pay attention to and I think that footballers are the first to know, like us, of the disappointment of having lost the three points. But there are situations that you already know ... ", began to tell the technical director in the press conference after the defeat by 2-1.
When expanding on how the news impacted the team during the game, the DT was clear: "The group is worried, not only about the defeat, but about other things that surely you already know. It is not an excuse, but yes there was a loss of non-normal energy ".
After what was the robbery suffered by the family of the footballer Ángel Di María, who had to be replaced in an emergency in the meeting between Paris Saint-Germain and Nantes, the coach of the Parisian team, Mauricio Pochettino, referred to the incident and told how It was the intimacy of the dressing room when communicating the news.
"There are extra-football situations that we have to be attentive to and I think that footballers are the first to know, like us, of the disappointment of having lost the three points. But there are situations that you already know ...", he began to tell. the manager at the press conference after the 2-1 loss.
📞 PSG chief Leonardo takes phone call mid-match
— GiveMeSport (@GiveMeSport) March 14, 2021
🗣 Leonardo leans down and tells Pochettino to sub Di Maria
😢 Di Maria's family were inside the house at the time and the robbery has been described as 'very violent'#DiMaria https://t.co/MSOvd8MQIZ
When expanding on how the news impacted the team during the game, the DT was clear: "The group is worried, not only about the defeat, but about other things that surely you already know. It is not an excuse, but yes there was a loss of non-normal energy ".
Beyond the sporting result, Pochettino was dismayed by what happened to both Di María and Marquinhos - who also suffered a robbery at his home - and assured that football was in the background in the locker room after the match: "We talk with the players, but not about what happened in football. We will have time to talk about that tomorrow or the day after."
