While Paris Saint-Germain has a confident lead in the Ligue 1 table and advanced to the 1/8 finals of the Champions League, where they will play against Real Madrid, the atmosphere in the team is not the best. The problems in the changing room of the French runners-up were described in the daily “L’Equipe”.
PSG’s coach Mauricio Pochettino was not to be a supporter of bringing Lionel Messi and Gianluigi Donnarumma to the team. The Argentine knew that the dressing room full of stars was difficult to drive, and the transfers of both players would make things worse.
And so it was supposed to happen. The PSG locker room is to be divided into two parts: French-speaking players and a group from South America, with whom Marco Verratti, Julian Draxler, Ander Herrera and Georginio Wijnaldum are also close. Until recently, both groups were to be joined by Kylian Mbappe, but now he is much closer to his compatriots. Reason? Until recently, Mbappe had good relations with Neymar, but after the arrival of Messi, the Argentine became the Brazilian’s best companion.
Friction in the PSG locker room
The players’ discipline is also supposed to be a problem for PSG. Neymar was going to be very late for the sponsorship session. Although the club’s management was initially angry with the player, they ultimately did not punish him for fear of a rebellion in the team. It was eventually reported that Neymar was late for the session because he didn’t know if he needed to undergo a coronavirus test in the morning.
Regular events will also be a problem for PSG. After one of them, two players from South America did not appear in training. It was similar after the Golden Ball gala, when not only Messi, but also his compatriot Leandro Paredes did not appear in the classes.
Another problem for Pochettino is the mutual dislike of Donnarumma and Keylor Navas. Two great goalkeepers are competing for a place in the squad, which is not conducive to building relationships between them. According to “L’Equipe”, Navas met Marcin Bułka in the dressing room after the match against Nice. The Pole and the Costa Rican noticed that they were playing in the same gloves. Navas was to throw to the Italian that the best goalkeepers are defending in this brand.
Source: Sport
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