The Ligue 1 champions were stunned by a 2-0 loss on Wednesday night that saw them fail to equal a club record of 27 league games without defeat.
But the Parisian giants put that setback behind them by putting Sochaux to the sword at Parc des Princes on Saturday.
He said: "After Evian, it was all conscience for not having put all the ingredients to win this game.
"There was no revolt. The next day, we were all eager to get a 'real' football field to prove that it was an accident and not the beginning of a difficult journey. I say bravo to the players, they gave the response."
He said: "It was good, better, much better. I am strict with him since beginning of the season because he can do better and he agrees with me.
"He worked physically for reassurance. He did a lot of work over the last 10 days and it paid off."
