Saved on the gong! Once again, and as too often this season, Paris Saint-Germain relied on its star Kylian Mbappé to get out of the Trap set by Stade Rennais (1-0). A perfectly executed counter, a precise shift from Lionel Messi and a new conclusion full of composure from the 2018 world champion now totaling 12 goals and 9 assists in the top flight. Enough to allow Parisians to count now 13 lengths ahead of their Marseille dolphinwinner of FC Metz at the end of this 24th day, but still questioning as to the overall service offered by the capital club, which is also a few hours from a shock against Real Madrid in the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League.
And for good reason. If everything seems to be going well in accounting terms in the league, PSG is disappointing, too much. Eliminated from the Coupe de France by OGC Nice, the players also noted the anger of their ultras, Friday evening, unhappy with the game offered by the Rouge et Bleu. Insufficient performance for which Mauricio Pochettino is also very often singled out. But on the Argentinian side, the reasons for getting annoyed also seem numerous. So much so that, at odds with his hierarchy, the former Spurs tactician is now announced as the main favorite to succeed Ralf Rangnick on the Manchester United bench and the latest transfer windows made by the club only seem to reinforce this. trend in the mind of the native of Murphy. Desired on the side of Old Trafford and open to a departure from PSG, Pochettino seems above all bitter about the choices of his management.
Mauricio Pochettino deplores the Paris transfer window!
In this context, Goal reveals in particular that the Argentinian would hardly appreciate the sports management of a certain Leonardo and the relationship between the two men remains fresh. Frustrated at not having a say in the transfers made, Pochettino would blame the Brazilian in particular for the club’s recent signings. As such, last summer, the former defender of PSG, had also asked his sports director to reduce the workforce and focus recruitment on key positions with the aim of balancing his group. In vain. Lionel Messi, Sergio Ramos and Gianluigi Donnarumma arrived and Pochettino thus launched his season with more than 30 players at his disposal in the first team. A rich man’s concern but which has nevertheless caused major headaches for the Parisian technician since the start of the season, when designing a reliable and lasting typical composition.
Still in this sense, the Argentinian would also have little appreciated the winter transfer window carried out by his management. For him, Tanguy Ndombélé was THE priority in the midfield but again, Leonardo very quickly made him understand that the Tottenham player would only sign in the event of an upstream departure. And finally, the French international decided to make his comeback on the side of Olympique Lyonnais. A new affront to digest for Mauricio Pochettino and a relationship that continues to deteriorate with the Parisian board. Because if the PSG transfer window, symbolized by the arrival with great fanfare of Lionel Messi, seems to remain across the throat of the 49-year-old coach, the collective is disappointing and the recent elimination in the Coupe de France still gives food for thought. its hierarchy. One thing is certain, desired or not, Mauricio Pochettino will have to compose, Tuesday at 9 p.m., with Lionel Messi and others. Because in the event of elimination at the end of this double European confrontation, the future of the Argentine technician in Parisian lands could end even before the end of the season…
