“For instance, if you see PSG – why are PSG so good? All teams go man to man and…

“For instance, if you see PSG – why are PSG so good? All teams go man to man and they have [Achraf] Hakimi at full-back: good 1vs1; Mendes at full-back: good 1vs1; wingers, midfielders, most players not physically strong. You don’t say Nuno Mendes, Hakimi, [Desire] Doue or [Bradley] Barcola are beasts, but they’re good because they can beat their man and are free to carry the ball. That’s why PSG in the last two or three years have been the best because they have players able to beat their man 1vs1.
“You need players with 1vs1 who run with the ball. It’s not just beat my man once, I need to carry. [Rayan] Cherki for sure but it’s not just one position – against teams that go man to man, you need full-backs and players able to beat their man…”