Pochettino defended Messi’s substitution … VIDEO the real reason for his substitution? – Športky.sk

PARIS – Soccer coach Paris Germain Mauricio Pochettino defended the premature substitution of his star Lionel Messi after Sunday’s league match with Lyon. The home crowd was not pleased with that one. 1 – 1 was the score after the first half. According to Pochettin, however, Messi was reconciled to the decision. The PSG duel decided thanks to the substitution of Mauro Icardi in the 92nd minute and won 2: 1.

“It’s clear to everyone that we have 35 great footballers in the team. But only eleven can play at a time. So it’s up to us to make decisions that benefit the whole team and the players.” Pochettino said at a post-match press conference. “All the coaches know this. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes the players like it, sometimes it doesn’t. But that’s exactly why we’re here. I then asked him (Messi) how he was doing and told me that she’s fine, ” declared Pochettino.

Pochettino probably wanted to save star Messi, as a minute before the substitution he caught the knee with which he had problems. This was probably the main reason why the Argentine coach decided to take this step.

Messi made a superb strike after 37 minutes with a shot straight in front of the goal after a long ball through the middle, but one of the visitors’ defenders got a foot in at the last second and warded it off for a corner.

PSG then played from the 54th minute after Paquet’s shot. Twelve minutes later, Neymar started the turnaround, who first fell after a duel in the penalty area and then turned into a penalty. This was confirmed by the referee Clément Turpin even after watching the video, which the visiting coach Peter Bosz did not like. “I looked at it after the match and it wasn’t Malo who was acting illegally. It was Neymar, he grabbed his hand and fouled.” said Bosz.

The Paris club completed the turnaround in the second minute of the set time, when Icardi pushed through the center of Mbappé. Pochettin’s team won the league six times in a row and remained the only one hundred percent. Marseille is five points ahead of the second.

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