Thomas Frank discussed the thinking behind the midfield balance against Paris Saint-Germain.
**Rodrigo Bentancur**and Joao Palhinha have been the preference of double pivot for the Dane in the middle of the park as he has focused on building from the back. But he trusted the youth in Paris, putting Lucas Bergvall and Archie Gray into these roles with support from Pape Matar Sarr.
Their displays left a strong impression on the head coach, who can take positives despite the result.
“Very impressive. Two young players, I said from the beginning, I believe a lot in. Archie was there ready before Monaco and then unfortunately picked up the calf injury. So, we've been waiting for him to be ready again. Today he showed a lot. The way the two of them set up the first goal was also joyful to watch. The mobility, technical, ball handling, mentality, character - we liked it.
“The game plan to really get after PSG, go man to man, that’s much more of the identity I want, that aggressiveness, dynamic into the team. To do that against PSG who are that fluid, mobile all over the pitch, powerful in midfield, yes.
“I think the main bit was a little bit the game plan that we wanted for running midfielders. Not a winger, just because of the dynamic to follow their man-man pressure. That was one thing. Then, because I knew when we wanted them in these open spaces, they're so willing runners, that definitely helped in the spaces they created from there.
“I think a combination of a good response, so we had a good performance. We just performed better. I also think that it was a more open game, so when you face teams that are banged in, you probably sometimes meet a little bit different. Today was more open and we could use the mobility of Archie, Lucas, Pape and then the two strikers that worked well together.”