Emery takes blame for Paris Saint-Germain draw

The PSG instruct is eager to peer his new crew build its very own identification after a difficult start to Ligue 1, and he's going to now not keep his players responsible for disappointing effects

Emery takes blame for Paris Saint-Germain draw

Paris Saint-Germain instruct Unai Emery has taken the blame for his aspect's disappointing 1-1 draw with Saint-Etienne on Friday but noticed motives for optimism irrespective of the end result.

PSG regarded to be cruising to a win that might have sent them pinnacle of the Ligue 1 standings after Lucas Moura converted a penalty following a foul on Blaise Matuidi.

But the traffic had other ideas, Robert Beric finishing off a move from Kevin Malcuit to snatch a factor in stoppage time.

"I'm the teach and i am responsible. i'm the only who needs from my gamers what they do. i'm now not angry," Emery advised newshounds.

"I am fairly satisfied with the game and the result. i am now not just looking on the negative moments. i'm an optimist. i'm able to try to enhance things and observe this recreation with a peaceful head. What we did become not enough. it's far a matter of preserving on operating. I need the gamers to preserve doing what they did remaining season. i'm the one who has to conform.

"The team will get better while it receives more self belief and receives its personal identification. I preferred what I saw in the second half of greater, but it become now not enough. however there are motives for optimism.

"It'll be hard to win the league due to the fact things are different this season."

Saint-Etienne's coach Christophe Gaultier stated he turned into not pleased along with his group's performance despite their combating spirit earning them a draw and breaking a run of 10 directly losses in all competitions to PSG.

"I'm happy with the end result, sure, but now not with the complete sport," he said. "It turned into right inside the first length besides on the stop, in the second we suffered.

"But we confirmed preference, software, rigor. but, we had too much technical waste and we rushed. The most effective wonderful is that we believed in it.

"To equalise like that in the remaining minute, it is fun, in particular after defeats through huge gaps by means of PSG within the past. there may be no relief to give up the collection of 10 consecutive losses to Paris.

"I was searching especially to frustrate our opponents, however we had a awful use of some balls offensively. i am now not satisfied.