JAKARTA - Paris St Germain (PSG) sporting director Leonardo admits he made a number of mistakes after frustrated fans chose not to celebrate the capital club's 10th Ligue 1 victory on Saturday (Sunday WIB).
Instead of the usual cheers for their team's success, the PSG fans rushed out of the Parc des Princes stadium almost 10 minutes after their club had secured the Ligue 1 trophy following a 1-1 draw against RC Lens.
For PSG supporters, the league title is no consolation for the star-studded club's failure in the Champions League this season.
Mauricio Pochettino's side were knocked out in the last 16 by Real Madrid after squandering a 2-0 aggregate advantage in the Champions League.
"I made mistakes, I've done a lot of things - in recruitment and management - that might have had an impact on our results," Leonardo told Canal Plus.
PSG now share the record with St Etiene in the number of top-flight French league titles.
However, despite being rich with stars in the team including Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Neymar, this year PSG have to go with just one trophy which is Ligue 1 as they also crashed out of the French Cup early.
"Everyone has a role in the season, we have to take responsibility," said Leonardo, who added that "decisions (will) be made" during the holiday season, without elaborating.
"The expectations are high, the disappointment is high," said the Brazilian when asked about the attitude of the fans.
Midfielder Marco Verratti also appeared irritated by the indifference shown by the fans arriving on Saturday night.
"We gave everything we had. At some point, we have to come back," said the Italian.
Pochettino, who has done little to improve PSG's fortunes since taking over 16 months ago, hopes the fans will start to value winning rather than dwelling on defeat.
"We are going through a difficult time with the fans and we hope it will get better. We are in a democracy and we accept all protests," he said.
"But we have to show respect for this title."
Leonardo added: "Being a football club is about creating energy between the team and the supporters.
So we have to have a deep understanding of what's going on this season and make a decision."
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