Mauricio Pochettino is a former Argentina international who took care of the coach. He started at RCD Espanyol, where he was a player, but he also made a name for himself in England, where he managed Southampton. In 2014-19 he managed Tottenham. “Roosters” admittedly did not win anything at that time, but the work of the Argentinean in London was well received. He made Tottenham well established at the top of the league. And that’s why he was offered a job at Paris Saint Germain.
In Paris, however, he did not make a sensation. Of course, he won the French championship in 2022, as well as the national cup and the Super Cup (both in 2021). However, it must not be forgotten that Lille became the French champion in 2021, and to make matters worse, he failed in Europe. While in the first season PSG reached the semi-finals, a year later they were eliminated in the round of 16. It was a sentence for Pochettino. The Argentine was succeeded by Christophe Galtier.
“When we won, it was down to the skill of the players. If we lost, it was the coach’s fault. It was difficult to complete the model of the club that was created in Paris. We had nine or ten players who were captains of their teams before.
Pochettino will take Real?
But it is possible that Pochettino will return to the bench.
– If Carlo Ancelotti does not win titles this season, then Florentino Perez will want to start a new sports project. It can be headed by an Argentinean who has always been very liked and valued in Madrid, and would gladly take up the challenge himself – reported “Sport”. It’s a Catalan paper, so it has much better sources in Barcelona, but this time it wrote about Real Madrid.
“Sport” adds that Pochettino has higher ratings in Madrid than Thomas Tuchel or – note – Zinedine Zidane, who won three Champions Leagues with Real.
Barcelona flees
The championship is still within reach, but things get complicated as Real Madrid are already five points behind Barcelona. “Royal” recently failed to beat Real Sociedad (0:0). Perhaps Ancelotti will now focus primarily on the Champions League, which he won four times as coach, including twice with Real. The Royals will face Liverpool in the quarter-finals.
Source: Sport.PL
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