Blast effect in France’s capital! Paris Saint-Germain fires Thomas Tuchel, according to consistent media reports.
As the French sports newspaper “L’Equipe” or the German daily newspaper “Bild” report, Tuchel was relieved of his duties after the clear 4-0 win against Strasbourg on Wednesday evening. The expulsion comes as a surprise because PSG are only one point behind the leading duo Lille and Lyon despite having difficulties starting in the league.
In addition, the Parisians reached the final of the Champions League in the summer, where they were narrowly inferior to Bayern Munich. In the current season PSG qualified in a difficult group with Manchester United and RB Leipzig as group winners for the knockout phase, where FC Barcelona is waiting as the next hurdle.
An official confirmation from the capital club is still pending.
Tuchel had been with the Parisians since the 2018/19 season and has since led the club to two French championship titles (2018/19 & 2019/20), a cup win (2019/20) and a league cup win (2019/20).
His points average after 127 competitive games with Paris is a strong 2.35 points per game.
His record: 96 wins, eleven draws and 20 defeats. Before that he was employed by the German Bundesliga clubs Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund. He won the DFB Cup with Borussia in the 2016/17 season.
Tuchel’s last victory with Paris:
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Rumors of conflicts with sporting director Leonardo
In the recent past there have been reports of conflicts between Tuchel and the sports director of the Parisians, the Brazilian Leonardo. In the summer, for example, the German demanded reinforcements for the squad – but this request was rejected by the bosses.
Only recently, in an interview with “Sport1”, the trainer criticized the inappropriate expectations in the Parisian camp. Although only one victory was missing to win the Champions Legue, he complained about the lack of support from the environment: “And we never had the feeling that we had convinced people now and they recognized our performance. It also makes you a little sad sometimes or angry. “
His team is always reduced to the stars Neymar, Mbappe and di Maria, but that it is an immensely difficult task to keep the whole squad happy is underestimated, according to Tuchel.
Now the coach shouldn’t have lost touch with his team, but with his superiors.
According to information from “L’Equipe”, the separation was decided before the interview was published.
The successor is already in the starting blocks
As the German sports newspaper “SportBild” reports – with reference to the French journalist Mohamed Bouhafsi – the successor solution at PSG has already been clarified. Former Tottenham coach and ex-PSG player Mauricio Pochettino will take over the team around Brazilian superstar Neymar.
In the recent past, the Argentine has been associated with practically every free coaching position at top international clubs. Pochettino has been without a job since Tottenham split from his long-term supervisor a little over a year ago.
Thomas Tuchel, who has just been released, is also said to be very popular with other clubs. “SportBild” connects the 47-year-old, who is said to be open to a new challenge, with the Premier League clubs Manchester United and Arsenal FC.
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