Thomas Tuchel is no longer the coach of Paris Saint-Germain. Shortly before Christmas, the German master coach was dismissed in the French capital. A few months ago he was in the Champions League final.
Paris Saint Germain got different from head coach Thomas Tuchel Cut. The German and French media report this unanimously. Tuchel was therefore informed of the decision in the night from Wednesday to Thursday by sports director Leonardo. An official confirmation from the association is still pending.
Particularly explosive: A few hours before his dismissal, Tuchel still had a game with PSG. On Wednesday evening, his team won the Superstar Kylian Mbappé 4-0 against Racing Strasbourg.
The decision about the separation should have been made a few days ago. According to the French newspaper “France Football”, the club bosses were not satisfied with the current results. PSG are third in Ligue 1, one point behind Olympic lyon and OSC Lille. In the Champions League, Paris was first in a difficult group with lawn ball sports Leipzig and Manchester United.
“That is a bit missing”
In addition to the lack of lead, should also an interview by Tuchel with Sport1 caused displeasure on Wednesday. There the German coach commented critically: “There are definitely extreme expectations in the club and in the environment. You get the feeling that the appreciation for it – especially in the league – is not there as it is, for example Bayern Munich is. That’s a bit missing. “
The interview has since been deleted from the medium’s website.
Successor is ready
When asked about Tuchel’s successor, sports director Leonardo had already started the search at the beginning of the week. This is what the well-informed journalist Fabrizio Romano reports. His favorite: Mauricio Pochettino.
Mauricio Pochettino was recently traded with other top clubs such as Real Madrid or Manchester United. (Source: Focus Images / imago images)
The Argentine’s advisors are said to have been contacted at the beginning of the week. Pochettino, who has so far rejected other offers, is said to have been open to discussions. “RMC Sport” also reports that Pochettino is ready. The decision could still be made on Thursday.
The 48-year-old Pochettino trained Tottenham Hotspur until November 2019, leading Spurs into the Champions League final, which he lost to Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool FC.
By the way: As a player, Pochettino was already under contract with PSG from 2001 to 2003 before moving to Girondins Bordeaux.
Tuchel’s contract ran until the end of the season
Pochettino is supposed to accomplish what Tuchel couldn’t: win the Champions League title. The German has been in office at Paris since summer 2018, has since won two championship titles and won the national cup once.
In August of this year he was even in the final of the premier class, but lost the final with PSG against FC Bayern with 1-0. There should be a new attempt this season. Apparently, however, the club bosses did not trust Tuchel to bring the handle pot to Paris. His contract with PSG ran until summer 2021.
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