At least 130 people lost their lives, with a further 350 wounded, during the one of the most violent days in France since World War II. “We can’t avoid talking about the context”.
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Among the dead were two men who ran an Italian restaurant in the Paris suburbs and who were close to members of the PSG squad, including goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu and midfielder Javier Pastore.
Speculation has linked Jose Mourinho to a move to PSG, with the embattled Chelsea manager expressing his interest in coaching in France for years now.
However, despite guiding PSG to numerous domestic trophies, Blanc is yet to taste success on the European front, as his side have been eliminated from the quarter-final stage of the Champions League in their last two campaigns.
He did answer when asked whether a few players needed psychological help. It’s a lovely kit to begin with, but now even more so. “Because they were very far away from Paris, and the worldwide media showed non-stop images of Paris, very negative, which was the reality”, Blanc said.
“I have to go back, I work there and I have a responsibility. You have your cameras, you film”. “But, as I said, we have to prepare, we have to play a match… when I say life goes on, I mean our job goes on”.
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He backed the French league’s decision not to cancel this weekend’s games. “It will be hard to play football this weekend, but we have to do it, because to not do so would be letting the terrorists win”.
