Invited to the “Demain le sport” festival on Thursday, Christophe Galtier was asked about Paris Saint-Germain’s many failures in the Champions League. The Parisian coach has an idea to overcome these bad memories. But his group cannot validate.
Constantly under pressure and looking for solutions, coaches also have their moments of weakness. It is readily acknowledged by Christophe Galtier, who spoke of his ” worst shots during the “Demain le sport” festival at the Maison de la radio. So how does the technician manage to overcome them? ” The first refuge is the family, the wife.The technician replied paris st germain. But as I seek to protect them, I have met people who are specialists in mental preparation. »
Galtier expert in mental preparation
” I never had the chance to have one on a team.he continued. That must come from the player. We are behind on that. Many athletes have a mental coach. But in football it’s a bit closed, I don’t know why. This type of approach must be personal. Me, I had it when I was in Saint-Etienne. When you are a coach, you are alone. But I wanted to work on my relationships with the group, on how to behave in victory or defeat. »
Christophe Galtier avant le premier match en Ligue des champions avec le PSG: «Je leur ai dis qu’il avait beaucoup plus l’habitude de ces grands rendez-vous, le manager ne doit pas toujours être devant, les principaux acteurs, ce sont Players. » #TomorrowTheSport pic.twitter.com/KGZJJ4YoA1
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On this subject, a PSG fan, “ traumatized “For the fiascos in the Champions League, then he reminded him that Yannick Noah was in the squad during the coronation in the Coupe des Coupes in 1996.” Noah wasn’t a mental coach, he was on a mission to help them put things in perspective so the team didn’t play their game early. Would he go for this? I can not answer. It must be validated and accepted by all. If the environment and the team refuse that, we are destined to fail. “Christophe Galtier warned, not sure his stars are prepared to accept this kind of help.