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Striker and coach drama takes place again in Paris Saint Germain. Formerly Kylian Mbappe and Thomas Tuchel, now Lionel Messi and Mauricio Pochettino.
The PSG vs Lyon match in the sixth week of the French League showed the drama that occurred in the Les Parisiens camp. At the Parc des Princes, Monday (20/9/2021) early morning WIB, Messi and Pochettino were in the spotlight.
Drama ensued when Pochettino pulled Messi in the 76th minute. At that time, the score was still 1-1, ten minutes after Neymar to reply to Lucas Paqueta’s goal with a penalty.
Pochettino pulls Messi, and replaces him with Achraf Hakimi. When replaced, Messi’s face looks tired or sullen.
Messi was caught on camera not shaking Pochettino, even though the coach tried to greet him. On the bench, the owner of the 6 Ballon d’Or also still looks sullen.
In fact, Messi did not show a happy expression when Mauro Icardi was finally able to bring PSG ahead in injury time. The 34-year-old striker remained seated when the goal was scored, then came back and looked normal.
It makes Mauricio Pochettino highlighted, for daring to change a class player Lionel Messi. After the match, the coach, who is also from Argentina, explained the reason.
“Everyone knows we have great players, a squad of 35. It’s my decision. We can only have 11 players on the pitch at a time,” Pochettino told the club’s official website.
What happened between Messi and Pochettino, also experienced by the previous PSG coach, Thomas tuchel. The man who is now training Chelsea it also once annoyed the striker because he was replaced.
It happened when Tuchel led the PSG vs Montpellier match in the 22nd week of the French League, February last year. At that time, Tuchel replaced Kylian Mbappe in the match.
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The moment Tuchel and Mbappe argue on the sidelines. Photo: Christophe Ena / AP Photo– |
When replaced, Mbappe actually scored one goal, and PSG led 4-0. However, the player was annoyed when he was pulled out.
Mbappe even had an argument with Tuchel on the sidelines, and showed an annoyed gesture on the player bench.
“This is certainly not a good thing. But we are not the only club facing this kind of reaction from players,” Tuchel said at the time, quoted by the BBC.
“This team is showing how professional and focused they are every day. Then it gives the impression our players are not always like that. I’m sad that this didn’t have to happen.”
“I explained to him why he was substituted and it had to be done. I always make decisions for technical reasons. This is football, not tennis, and you have to respect everyone.”
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