PSG have given up on the season it seems.
Mauricio Amadaeus Pochettino | Chelsea sack watch
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Tbf their season is over. Out of CL + the cup, 15 points ahead in the league (and the other top teams are very inconsistent this season so really no worries of them catching up in any way). They could field a B-squad each week-end and still easily be champions. It would probably be a lot more constructive for their youth players too, as they're bound to lose some of them due to a lack of playtime and perspective, just as they lost many other those last few years (Coman, Nkunku, Diaby...).
I mean… yeah the last few PSG performances have been abysmal but you can kind of understand the lack of motivation in a team that’s just been dumped out of the competition they were desperate to win and are 15 points clear of their domestic league without really breaking sweat
If he became our manager we’d be in for a good few more years of being 4th-7th.
Ligue 1 is lacking another consistent team. PSG probably the only team miles clear in a league that doesn’t deserve to be
People can say they've given up because they have a massive lead but I couldn't see other top teams doing that. They might give minutes to young players and experiment but they wouldn't turn in weekly shite.
They've been eliminated from Europe too so they don't have that excuse. The mentality around the club is poor, it's arguably as bad as it at United but they have better players and play in an easier league.
They've been eliminated from Europe too so they don't have that excuse. The mentality around the club is poor, it's arguably as bad as it at United but they have better players and play in an easier league.
Better United go for ten hag or Spain manager. This pochettino guy grade a spursy. Team totally gave up on him i think.
Exactly. Even with their lead there should be a reaction to going out of the CL, instead they serve up this.
Big loss today. Monaco were lively and PSG were out fought. Good result for the Pochetinno naysayers. Ten Hag's Ajax are behind at home against Fyenoord. What a day for football it is!
3 - 0 defeat flattered PSG... They were strolling around like it was a testimonial for the first 25 minutes, could have been 3 - 0 in that time! Totally embarrassing.
Don't think you can entirely judge Poch on his job there. The dressing room is a shambles due to the players they've got in, it's totally unmanageable.
They did break sweat to get that lead which is based on individual talent and mainly Mbappé. PSG have often struggled or been subpar and had to save games.
What is the base for that statement?
Messi, Neymar and Mbappe are three of the laziest players i've ever seen, all 3 would fit in well at United.
To be fair, Messi didn't play today.
There isn't one
Just talking from what i've seen and heard over the course of the season.
Strangely enough people make these type of comments while witnessing the difference between the same players coached by Lampard and then by Tuchel. And truth be told PSG aren't playing differently than how Tottenham did during the last 18 months under Pochettino.
I respectfully disagree, I think you can judge him on the job he's done there. I watched them all last season and all of this season and their performances were often awful. Very disjointed, lack of organisation, defensively shocking etc.
Under Tuchel, until things fell apart at the end, they were much more dominant on a week to week basis, and they were a narrow CL final loss away from a quadruple in 2019-20. Poch seems only capable of squeezing out one domestic trophy per year, which is scandalous with that oil-rich squad in that league. Even with the big league lead they have right now, if you watch the actual games, they are rarely convincing, especially at the back.
Now Tuchel himself has remarked upon the difficulty of managing PSG so I'm not trying to say that it's easy at all, but Poch to me is clearly out of his depth when it comes to marshaling big timers who have achieved much more than he has in his career. What has Poch done that commands the respect of a bunch of highly successful egomaniacs?
In fairness, Tuchel hadn't achieved much either prior to going there but he went all 'sergeant-major' on them (as is his wont), and it worked, for a bit at least. Poch on the other hand seems to have had great difficulty imposing his will and implementing a recognisable style of play.
I don't think United should choose him because he has no real track record of trophy success. But if they do, the only way it will work IMO is if they get rid of a lot of the older big timers at the club and rely on younger, less established talents that Poch will be better able to influence and guide.
You clearly don't rate Pochettino but I feel you're being blatantly disingenuous here. How is PSGs dominance this season much dissimilar to Tuchel's in his final full season there? It's not all on individual brilliance and they've handily broken down the vast majority of their opponents
After today's loss PSG have lost a total 4 league games all season and have won 20 out of 29. That's nothing like the poor form and performance levels Spurs showed at the end of 2018/19 when they let Chelsea pip them to third spot by one point or the form that led to Pochettino's sacking (unless you're making mention of PSGs current form and performance levels).
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Aaaaaaaare you Wenger in disguise??
Lots of things have been leaking out since Tuchel was there and probably before that. Neymar has been able to do what he wants since day one pretty much, Then you add in Messi this year too. Some of the problems are summarized here:
https://www.givemesport.com/1806458...-pochettinos-dressing-room-detailed-in-report
Could anyone really see him being anything other than a flop at United? I hope we stay clear.
Aaaaaaaare you Wenger in disguise??
I actually rate him but I can objectively say that his teams haven't been good since 2018. PSG have not been as dominant this season as they have been since QSI purchased the clubs, they have struggled to break down opponents and at this point it's not even an hidden secret, so clearly you have not watched PSG. I don't really know what is the base of your opinion but it's not by watching actual games, it's not even based on stats.
PSG have their worse xG since 14/15, this is the worst or close to the worst season in terms of shots per games and chances created. They generally struggle at moving the ball from defense to attack especially without Verratti.
Fair enough. I don't watch every PSG match, I've watched some but not all.
That's interesting because PSG aren't worse now than they were from January to summer 2021. I love these articles because the narrative doesn't fit the time line, yet people buy it. Also Mbappé has been excellent, so what do you they mean by seriously impacted?
But even then, you do realize that none of what they wrote on that article is special? Basically the article is about two players competing for the same spot, a player that hasn't extend his contract, three players went out and a player was given time out for personal issues.
Three losses in the last 5 league games.
Looks like motivation is a massive issue with Poch right now.
Looks like motivation is a massive issue with Poch right now.
Yup. Watched the game. Blood and tears on that grass
Can’t wait for PSG to sack Poch and United to confirm him as the next manager! We can’t miss out in the next big name washed up manager at Old Trafford 
Pretty much
Its the reflex action to defend pochetino because they love him that is to blame. The actual match information for his manger reigns since things went had at spurs don't count from such an emotional perspective
But I like Pochettino, which is why I really don't understand some people. I like Ancelotti but I will never tell you that his teams are consistent because his league record speaks for itself, I will also not defend what happened at Bayern and put it on the dressing room or Bayern. We don't have to make excuses for managers that we like, I hope that he finds a club that suits him and I wish him the best but his last seasons have raised questions when it comes to his suitability to top clubs and his ability to deal with all type of players.
We're gonna appoint this fraud aren't we
Can't wait for some of that at United again!!
We're gonna appoint this fraud aren't we
Most certainly. Entire club is a fraud at this point what harm is one more.
If he gets the appointment I'll be hoping and expecting to see that as well
It's just fecking depressing.
He’s going to bottle the league again isn’t he? Then we’ll appoint him and the top brass will be patting themselves on the back and then wonder where it all went wrong in 3 years time.
Not overly sold on the idea of giving him the job but I hope people actually give him a chance if he does come here. By the sounds of things PSG is a horrible club to manage and the team is full of egos and petulance (see the City game last year).
Would prefer the Ajax manager on the basis that i'd like to see a more technical, possession based United that's good on the ball and can dominate games but Poch comes here i'll just have to accept it.
Would prefer the Ajax manager on the basis that i'd like to see a more technical, possession based United that's good on the ball and can dominate games but Poch comes here i'll just have to accept it.
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