Pochettino, the first time I used Mbafe, “must develop more” -NO.1 Sports Media, Sports Korea

[스포탈코리아] Reporter Cho Yong-woon = Coach Mauricio Pochettino (49) failed to win the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) debut match.

Coach Pochettino took the PSG’s baton on the 3rd. Pochettino, who had been hard at Tottenham Hotspur and a barbarian for more than a year, returned to the scene through AS Saint-Etienne on the 7th and the 18th round of the 2020/2021 French League 1.

It is a different start than expected. Coach Pochettino mobilized all of the players with brilliant names such as Killian Mbafe, Angel di Maria, Marco Verati. Nevertheless, he scored the opening goal in the 19th minute and was dragged away. Fortunately, 3 minutes later, Mois Keane’s equalizer scored the balance, but eventually failed to reverse.

“We didn’t have enough time to prepare for the game,” said Pochettino, who received the disappointing results. There is a lot to do.”

When Pochettino takes over, he is interested in how to create synergy effects with world-renowned players. On this day, Neymar did not participate, but he tried Mbafe for the first time. In Tottenham’s days, attackers and Mbappe raised expectations because they had different tendencies, but it was regrettable.

Mbafe ran full-time on this day and only shot 1 shot. The pass success rate was also only 72%. Coach Pochettino stressed that “Mbappe needs to be improved just like other players.” He added, “You will be disappointed that Mbappe didn’t win. Still, his attitude was good.”

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