Arrived at Paris Saint-Germain in January 2021, Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino quickly experienced disputes with his sporting director Leonardo. If the two men have cordial discussions, this relationship remains tense and revealing a different way of functioning.
Between Pochettino and Leonardo, it’s tense.
For several months now, the relationship between coach Mauricio Pochettino and his sporting director Leonardo has caused a lot of talk at Paris Saint-Germain. At the time of rumors of a potential return of the Argentine Tottenham last summer, several disputes, over the management of PSG, between the two men leaked into the media.
A bit like Thomas Tuchel, now Chelsea, before him, the former manager of Spurs, however only appointed last January, has trouble coming to terms with the Leonardo method.
Cordial discussions, but …
However, the two men obviously manage to coexist on a daily basis in Paris. Faced with the turmoil around the future of Pochettino, a Manchester United partner, in recent days, Leonardo did not hesitate to request a meeting with his coach. A frank discussion between the two South Americans, who have now become accustomed to talking to each other without the slightest filter. However, this courteous relationship remains fairly fresh, according to information from the daily L’Equipe this Saturday.
Internally, the coach and the sports director have had some complaints. Unsurprisingly, the Brazilian is not convinced by the game proposed by PSG under the orders of Pochettino, despite his satisfaction with the results obtained. For his part, the Argentine did not like Leonardo’s management regarding recruitment. Not enough consulted his taste, the tactician of PSG has for example never asked for the arrival of Gianluigi Donnarumma and Sergio Ramos last summer.
Two different operations
Over the weeks, disagreements accumulated and created tensions, but also a certain distance between them. Finally, Pochettino and Leonardo quite simply have two totally different operating methods, which do not seem compatible and cause repeated misunderstandings … A situation which does not seem viable in Paris in the long term.
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