Paris Saint-Germain: coach Thomas Tuchel sacked

Stand: 24.12.2020 | Reading time: 2 minutes

FFrance’s top club Paris Saint-Germain have sacked their coach Thomas Tuchel. This is reported by “Bild” and “L’Équipe” in unison. A confirmation from the French soccer champions has not yet been received. According to information from the broadcaster RMC Sport and the newspaper “Le Parisien”, the Argentine Mauricio Pochettino – most recently coach of Tottenham Hotspur – is to be Tuchel’s successor. The 48-year-old once played for PSG.

Tuchel had led the club to the final of the Champions League this year, where they lost 1-0 to Bayern Munich in Lisbon. Nationally, Tuchel again won the championship and, among other things, the French Cup.

The club officials informed Tuchel of their decision on Thursday night, “L’Équipe” reported. On Wednesday evening, the PSG team won 4-0 against Racing Strasbourg, but are currently only third in Ligue 1, one point behind the top duo Olympique Lyon and OSC Lille. In the Champions League, PSG reached the round of 16 as the winner in a competitive group ahead of RB Leipzig and Manchester United.

Tuchel is not always undisputed

Statements by Tuchel in an interview published on Wednesday at Sport1 should not have been decisive for the end. Sometimes he missed the appreciation for the achievements of his team, he had complained. “And we never had the feeling that we had convinced people now and that they recognized our performance. It also makes you a little sad or angry sometimes, ”said the 47-year-old.

It is always said that PSG have stars like Neymar, world champion Kylian Mbappé and Ángel Di María. But this would completely wipe out very serious team performance. The latest group win in the Champions League before RB Leipzig and Manchester United was difficult. “Sometimes you have to celebrate that in the closest team in order not to get bitter,” said Tuchel. “Resistance also makes you stronger during your career because you learn to deal with it. You learn to show the bite, get out of self-pity. “

Tuchel, who has been working in Paris since summer 2018 and is not always undisputed there, did not make any specific statements about his future plans in the interview. What he has become a coach for, he can find anywhere. “But when you hear the Champions League anthem, you see things in training that simply inspire you because that’s so much quality, then of course you get a little bit addicted,” said Tuchel. His contract would have expired at the end of the season.