What will become of coach Pochettino?
The fact is: After more than a decade and investments of more than one billion euros, the sovereign leader of the table is the League 1 again failed early in the premier class. Again, nothing will come of the longed-for win of the handle pot
The end should have heralded the end of the premier class for Pochettino as well. The Argentinian coach failed to prescribe a dominant and skillful game for the Parisian star ensemble. Superstar Lionel Messi is still not finding his way.
In the end, a lot depends on world champion Kylian Mbappé, who also took the lead in Madrid. “They didn’t know it was impossible, so they did it. The Paris Saint-Germain players have perpetuated the legend of a specialist club known for their self-absorption.”wrote “Le Monde” aptly.
Only superstars are not enough
At PSG, they should have slowly understood that you can’t win the premier class just by buying superstars together. The entire game system is geared towards counterattacks with target player Mbappé, and there are hardly any creative solutions from midfield.
In 2020, under coach Thomas Tuchel, they made it to the final. Six months later, the German was thrown out just in time for Christmas and Pochettino was brought in. In turn, Tuchel won the handle pot with Chelsea half a year later.