Pochettino: ‘Players have to earn to wear the PSG shirt’ | Football

sport">Former Spurs coach Pochettino was named PSG head coach on Saturday to replace Thomas Tuchel who was fired on Christmas Eve.

sport">“This club is always about excellence, the players have to earn to wear the shirt,” said Pochettino, who himself played for PSG from 2001 to 2003 and was also captain. “I think it’s a fantastic team and I think we can achieve what this club and the players want because they are fighters and want to lift cups.”

sport">“Our main goal is to ensure that everyone is on the same page. Everyone should want nothing more than to win for the club. We want to be a strong club with a strong organization, ”Pochettino said on the PSG website.

sport">Paris Saint-Germain, where Dutch youth international Mitchel Bakker plays football, will resume the competition on January 6 against Saint-Étienne. PSG is in third place after seventeen rounds, with 1 point less than Olympique Lyon and Lille.

sport">Pochettino will be on the training field for the first time later on Sunday.

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