Soccer-Outgoing PSG chairman slams players

By Jean-Paul Couret

PARIS, April 22 (Reuters) - Outgoing Paris St-Germain chairman Alain Cayzac blamed his players on Tuesday for a crisis which threatens the Ligue 1 club with relegation for the first time.

"If we have reached that point, it's perhaps because of the chairman, it's perhaps because of the coach, it's a lot because of the players," he told a news conference a day after announcing his resignation.

"I'm angry with the players because they played the first part of the season gripped by fear.

"It's hard to play in Paris because of the pressure but when you play in Paris you are not allowed to be scared," he added.

"I told them so on Monday. I also told them that nobody is asking them to love each other but that I ask them to present a united front because today the destiny of the club is at their feet."

Cayzac said he had made several proposals to save the club, including appointing Jose Mourinho or Gerard Houllier as general manager.

But the main shareholder, property investment company Colony Capital, had decided to restructure the management after a 3-0 defeat at Caen on Saturday.

"The Caen thrashing prevented us from finding a solution," he said.