PSG’s Thiago Silva is hoping that the club can take their Champions League form into their Ligue 1 campaign after they progressed to the next round of the competition.
Vote for Thiago Silva in the 2012 Samba Gold Trophy
The French giants beat FC Porto 2-1 to qualify for the last 16 but their league form has suffered and they find themselves five points behind leaders Lyon in fourth place.
Thiago Silva told reporters after the match: “To be honest, I was not thinking the match could go as well.
“It is not good from us, but we are more focused when we play big guns like Porto than modest Ligue 1 sides.”
“We were playing with four forwards. It shows that we can do well if we all have give our best and apply the coach’s orders.
“We have to be more concentrated every day at training and in every game. We can’t expect Ibra to hand us the victory each and every time. This is not how it works.”
Thiago Silva is one of our 30 nominees for the 2012 Samba Gold Trophy, which recognises the best performing Brazilian in Europe this season.
