PSG: Ramos, Messi… Pochettino is preparing a revolution!

Posted on October 22, 2021 at 4:00 AM by AM

With the return of Sergio Ramos, Mauricio Pochettino is considering a big tactical change with the move to a three-way defense which could suit the qualities of his players.

Since the start of the season, Mauricio Pochettino seems to be tactically fumbling. It must be said that between the late returns of many internationals this summer, injuries and absences due to international truces, the PSG has not yet been able to take advantage of its full and 100% workforce. This is particularly the case of Sergio Ramos, who has not played a minute since the start of the season. And as explained Damien Degorre, journalist from The team, the return of the Spanish defender could change a lot of things in the starting XI of the PSG.

Towards a big tactical change?

« Setting up a three-way defense? I think that’s what he’s going to strive for. He waits until the players are a little more ready. Ramos or even Messi and Neymar. Hakimi has been there from the start, but Nuno Mendes arrived at the end of August. He is the only one who can hold his post in a 3-5-2 (…) The tactical dimension is not totally negligible because it covered certain areas of the game where Paris was really failing for an hour. But faced with a more solid team, I’m not sure that would have been enough (…) Where I give credit to Pochettino because we must not forget something, he is first in the championship. In the Champions League, he is first in his group and he is still well on the way to qualify for the round of 16. Factually, we cannot be completely wrong. The history of time may be the wind that blows it but the facts are stubborn. So he probably has the best players today, but in terms of preparation they all came in with disparate states of form and at different times. I have never been a coach but to build a team I guess it takes a bit of time for the players to understand each other », He assures on the set of The Evening Team.