Still very intense, the training session of the day saw above all the use of Marco Verratti in a very central role, the Italian finding himself in the heart of the 4-2-3-1 set up by the new coach Mauricio Pochettino .
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Time is running out for Mauricio Pochettino since the new Argentinian coach has only three days to prepare for his first meeting as a PSG coach and the training session of the day was in line with that of the day before. So intensive as he likes them during the 90 minutes or so that it lasted. The French press (RMC, Goal, L’Equipe) gives an accurate report to say the least despite the closed session and many elements are found in common.
A first opposition took place at the beginning of training and it is the same team of the holders as the day before which was again set up by Pochettino. The eleven expected holders of Saint-Etienne / PSG then took part in exercises to work on the preferential playing circuits while the probable replacements were entitled to other exercises on their side, in particular a mini-opposition between them.
The holders were taken in hand by Pochettino who did not hesitate to ask them to put more intensity, his big pet, and to ask them for their opinion on the circuits worked between each of them. As RMC explains, “Several times he dwelled on details of ball circulation, offensive pressing, and defensive pressing / pressing. “
But after the 4-3-3 set up the day before, a slight variation was worked on. After Idrissa Gueye as sentry and a Herrera / Verratti duo as torchbearers, the Italian and the other two have changed roles. The Spaniard joined the Senegalese on a line in front of the defense while the Italian was entitled to a central and sometimes high role on the pitch, even going so far as to find himself between the two side attackers that are Di Maria and Mbappé, Kean being a step higher rather than Icardi. Verratti found himself at the center of everything and should still be Wednesday night in Saint-Etienne.
It remains to be seen what 4-3-3 will give to the paces of 4-2-3-1 with Verratti who animates and gives the form of the system. So far, attempts to put the Italian high on the pitch have not been successful. To see if Pochettino will succeed in his first shot.
The probable team composition of PSG in Saint-Etienne: Navas – Dagba, Kehrer, Marquinhos, Bakker – Herrera, Gueye – Verratti – Di Maria, Kean, Mbappé
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