Paris SG have decided to change coaches during the break. Goodbye Thomas Tuchel, welcome Mauricio Pochettino. And things didn’t take long to change at the Ooredoo training center. The level of intensity of the sessions thus climbed one or even two notches. “The warm-up is very thorough with Pochettino, it is equivalent to training with Tuchel. They work”, we explain to The team in the entourage of one of the key players in the locker room.
The emphasis is for the moment on the physical aspect, during long sessions, of at least two hours, as confirmed by the representative of another element of the Parisian group. “We feel that the staff is preparing. Probably to be on top physically against FC Barcelona. Great importance is given to physical work ”, confides this source to the sports daily. And no one is exempt, not even the two stars of the Ile-de-France workforce Neymar and Kylian Mbappé.
No more privileges
Often used as a joker during small oppositions to training under Tuchel so that he saves himself in the defensive phase, the Brazilian is now treated like the others. The Argentine asks the Auriverde, like the 2018 world champion, to pay attention to defensive efforts at the loss of the ball. Restoring a frame, that’s also why the former central defender was chosen by Leonardo.
“She (the management, note) was looking for a coach more able to frame the players, being less afraid to say yes or no to them, while Tuchel, especially at the end, had lost influence. Neymar and Kylian Mbappé had a tendency to do what they wanted ”, says someone close to the locker room. Pochettino, whose debut is deemed very positive by his superiors, whistled the end of recess.
