Posted on December 27, 2021 at 12:15 am by TM
If Mauricio Pochettino is still the coach of PSG today, this has been far from obvious in recent months …
Last January, PSG had operated a big change on his sidelines. After parting ways with Thomas Tuchel on Christmas Day, the capital club appointed Mauricio Pochettino a few days later. The right coach to carry out the QSI project in the long term and finally win the Champions League? If the Argentinian, former PSG player, reached the last four in the Champions League, his record over his first 6 months has not been the best. In addition, Pochettino would have quickly become disillusioned at PSG . To the point of considering leaving? While the native of Murphy denied his desires elsewhere in the offseason, rumors were numerous, announcing him to Real Madrid or even back from Tottenham . In the end, it did not happen that Pochettino even ended up extending until 2023 at PSG .
It started all over again in the fall!
An extension that has not, however, prevented the soap opera Mauricio Pochettino from making a lot of talk in recent weeks. Indeed, the case of the coach of PSG has found itself at the heart of many rumors. While Pochettino still fails to convince, there was talk of a departure. While the former Tottenham was announced to Manchester United to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer , it was Zinedine Zidane who was tipped to replace him in Paris . Finally, Ralf Rangnick joined the Red Devils and PSG confirmed Pochettino in his post. The end of a soap opera? Not sure since at the end of the season this issue could come to the fore …