Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc threatened to walk out of his news conference on Friday when asked another question regarding the psychological state of his players in the wake of last week's deadly attacks.
Having earlier interrupted one reporter's question relating to how certain players who lost friends in the carnage might be affected following last Friday's shootings, Blanc responded angrily soon after when he was asked a similar question.
His voice rising and with a hostile tone, Blanc said, "We're not going to talk about this during the whole news conference, because I guarantee you, if you ask me one more question about the context, I'll leave."
PSG return to action after the international break on Saturday at Lorient, and Blanc said he was primarily concerned with getting his players back up to speed after more than a week away, with the events in Paris only adding to the task.
Blanc, who also said he had opened talks for a contract extension, confirmed that defender David Luiz would be unavailable because of a knee injury, while Javier Pastore and Marco Verratti are also not ready to return to action.
"The situation is very particular, more than particular in my opinion, in terms of the context, which we're not going to back over," he said. "But also with players coming back from international duty which is also difficult for teams, and especially for teams with a lot of South Americans ... it's always difficult. The players came back in an advanced state of fatigue, due to the journey, the time difference, [this] particular context."
But as the media continued to ask about his players' state of mind, Blanc interrupted a question with "So what?" Then, becoming increasingly annoyed, he responded sarcastically.
"Great, great, they were dancing on the table and everything. You're explaining something to me ... you're explaining to me how they are, and by explaining to me how they are, you've given yourself the answer," Blanc said.
He did answer when asked whether some players needed psychological help.
"It's not just Paris Saint-Germain players who are affected, it's all the players. Perhaps even more the foreign players. Why? Because they were very far away from Paris, and the international media showed non-stop images of Paris, very negative, which was the reality," Blanc said. "They are very hard to erase ... so, yes, they are affected, yes, certainly. Some [psychological] work had to be done."
Blanc said he has spoken to some players individually.
"Everyone is affected. The message we wish to get across, and I don't think I'm the only one, is that despite everything -- the images, the shock, being touched by these events, and although it's no doubt easier said than done -- life goes on. Our job is to play football."
It was when he was pressed again to speak about the state of his players when Blanc threatened to leave, before answering whether any of them did not want to play.
"As of today, no player has knocked on my door and said, 'Coach, I'm not ready to play.' I know some of them are very affected, practically everyone is. If you're not affected by this then it means you must have a slight problem. 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."
He backed the French league's decision not to cancel this weekend's games.
"It's going to be hard to play football this weekend, for everyone, but we have to do it," he said. "It's our duty to prepare well. and to play as well as we can, despite the difficult context."
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.