Marquinhos: 'We're hungry'
Men's football•
The Paris Saint-Germain captain answered questions from PSG TV and the world's media ahead of Wednesday's UEFA Super Cup game against Aston Villa in Salzburg (9pm).
"It'll be a long road. We'll go step by step. We have a first goal tomorrow. Even if we have not had too many training sessions, we're hungry. You have to win trophies, because you don't get that opportunity every day. Even during the break, the players worked on their own to be at their best tomorrow. The team on the pitch tomorrow will give 100% to get the win."
"We want to win the trophy tomorrow, that's important for us. We know our fans will be at our side and we want to bring the trophy home with us. The goal is to keep winning trophies and write history. Even though we won a lot of trophies last season, we'll keep going because that's Paris Saint-Germain's mentality."
"Kvara feels really good, you can see it. He's had time to prepare. I have had to defend against him during recent training sessions, and it was very difficult. But I can't put everything on one player, we count on everyone. We know Kvara can make the difference, but everyone has their role to play. He had a fantastic season last season, and we hope that'll be the case again this season."
"He's as fresh as Kvara! He's a coach who gets his message across to the players from the very first day. It's a very ambitious message and very clear. He's aware that our team perhaps won't be at their best from the very start of the season, but we're going to improve."
"Two years ago in the Champions League, it was difficult against Aston Villa. We're going to rely on our experience, that of the road we have taken to get ourselves here. We're going to take our history into the match tomorrow but also put everything that has happened in recent seasons to one side to go and achieve new things."
"The captain's role is to try and put them in the best situation by talking with them from their very first day. I think we have a very open squad, they're always ready to welcome new players. My role is more in the dressing room than on the pitch by explaining them the club's philosophy."
"When he was first here, Lucas came in at the same time as me. Today, we have followed two different paths. I stayed, he went in search of other dreams. We gave each other a hug when we saw each other again, I'm very happy to see him here again. He has been a part of Paris Saint-Germain history. He knows the club's history, he's a good player and a good friend. We have had some good times together and I hope there will be others in the future."
