Marseille/PSG – Maupay dejected, ‘It’s tough for me’ | OneFootball

This Sunday, as part of Matchday 5 of the 2026-2027 Ligue 1 season, Paris Saint-Germain faced Olympique de Marseille at the Stade Vélodrome. Neal Maupay, the 30-year-old striker for the Marseille club, stopped in the mixed zoneafter Paris’ 1-2 victory (OM/PSG video highlights).

Maupay: “It’s unfortunate, because the mindset and the quality are there.”

What did you think of the evening?

In terms of mindset, we don’t have much to blame ourselves for. That’s been the case since the start of the season, but for now it’s not enough. We had what it took to hope for a result, but once again we’re not fixing the mistakes we keep repeating. It’s unfortunate, because the mindset and the quality are there.

Does OM have too many limitations?

I don’t know, it’s the start of the season. I see quality in the squad. We’re trying to build something with the coach. We’re all united, and you can see that on the pitch. Now we need to pick up points. It’s been a first block of difficult matches for us.

Maupay: “I should have scored.”

Do you blame yourself personally?

Obviously, I’m a striker. I want to score goals, it would have rewarded the team’s performance. I should have scored. It’s tough for me, I have to put those chances away. But I didn’t score, that’s the way it is.

Are there things to reassure you?

Of course, it’s happened to me before and it’ll happen again. I’d love to be like Kane or Haaland and score 50 goals a season, but that’s the way it is. It’s tough for me, tough for us, and we have to bounce back.

Maupay: “We fight and we don’t give up.”

Did Bruno Genesio speak to you? Could he leave?

He spoke, like after every match and every day.

Is he devastated?

You’d have to ask him, but not at all. The coach is fighting, we believe in his project. We’re behind him, and you can see that on the pitch. We fight and we don’t give up. Today, it came down to chances we didn’t put away and a second ball we had talked about. Things just aren’t going our way.

Are you worried when you look at the standings?

That’s obviously not where we want to be. The record is 4 league defeats, 5 including Europe. It’s not good enough, we know that.

Maupay: “We feel it and we’re grateful.”

We saw the connection with the supporters, is it important that they’re there?

Of course, since the start of the season, our supporters have backed us in every match despite the difficult results. It’s a bonus for us, we feel it and we’re grateful. We would have liked to give them a bit of joy tonight. We’re going to try to make them proud.

Should the performance help you pick up points against other opponents?

We played one of the best teams in the world, they are two-time European champions. But we’ve taken 0 points from 4 matches. The performance is good. But we have objectives. We have to work, we can’t be satisfied. The only way to lift our heads is to work and not give up.

Maupay: “We have to show humility. The big ambitions have been scaled back.”

You came here, do you take responsibility for your misses? Do you have something to prove?

I have nothing to prove, it’s football. When you score, you get praised. When you don’t score, you have to own it. I have experience, it’s part of the job. My teammates know it, I would have liked to score. I should have scored. You have to face hardships and keep moving forward.

Do you have to accept OM’s situation and accept the pressure?

We have to show humility. The big ambitions have been scaled back. We played like a team that has to fight for points. That can mean having to soak up pressure. We’re going to do it, we don’t have any easy matches.

We’ve lost a huge number of players, the situation is what it is. It’s up to the players who are here to raise our level of play. We’re here, and we have to show that we deserve to wear this shirt and that we have the quality to win.

Maupay: “I haven’t performed the way I would have liked.”

Is returning to a starting role at OM something special?

I’m here to help the team, I’m not complaining. I’m a hard worker, I’m going to keep going to improve and help the team. I’ve started 2 matches in a row, I haven’t performed the way I would have liked. Starting tomorrow, I’m going to get back to work, we’re going to get back to work and move forward.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.