Di Maria can still get better, insists Blanc

The Argentine has shown glimpses of his best form since joining Paris Saint-Germain after a disappointing spell at Manchester United but his coach says there is more to come.Laurent Blanc believes there is more to come from Angel Di Maria at Paris Saint-Germain.The Argentina star moved to the French capital in August following a fruitless year with Manchester United and has scored nine goals in 21 appearances for the runaway Ligue 1 leaders.Di Maria has impressed at Parc des Princes and shown glimpses of his best form but Blanc says he is yet to scale the heights of his celebrated time at Real Madrid.I think he can bring more, the coach told a press conference. "When you have a new foreign player who arrives in a country he does not know, it's not that easy. He has adapted well. I think the city of Paris and the French mentality suit him. That is certainly what he told me."He is a boy who will feel more at ease when he masters the language, on and off the field.PSG take on Bastia on Friday a year after the Corsican side produced a stunning comeback from two goals down to beat the French champions 4-2.Blanc, however, is confident his side have improved enough to avoid a repeat result this season."One year, it's a long time," he said.


We're not safe from the kind of game we had in Bastia last year, because if my memories are right, we did a pretty good first half and then during the second half, we pulled the plug and there was nobody on the pitch anymore.One year later, I think we control this kind of game better. I think the players deal with these situations better and we improved individually and collectively.