PSG: Messi, Neymar, Di Maria … Pochettino’s choices make people talk – Maxifoot

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During the Clasico against Olympique de Marseille (0-0) Sunday in Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino made contested choices with the positioning of Lionel Messi or even the exit of Angel Di Maria after the expulsion of Ashraf Hakimi.

Mauricio Pochettino has trouble convincing.

Paris Saint-Germain has posted excellent results since the start of the season: 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in all competitions. Leader in Ligue 1 but also in its group in the Champions League, the capital club is struggling to convince in the game.

And in this period, the Parisian coach Mauricio Pochettino finds himself singled out for his inability to impose his style within this team. Again against Olympique de Marseille (0-0) Sunday in Ligue 1, the choices of the Argentinean were not unanimous.

The role of Messi criticized …

On this meeting, the former manager of Tottenham in particular decided to position Lionel Messi on the right side in order to leave the controls of the game Neymar, in a role of leader. In the hallway, the ex-star of FC Barcelona did not deserve, but struggled to have an impact in the Ile-de-France collective. A positioning that questions … He is isolated, he touches the ball less. I wouldn’t say he’s sad, but he’s isolated. Me, I prefer it in the axis. Leo right, I’m having a hard time. In the axis, it can give rhythm. We have to find something for them (the MNM, editor’s note) to play together, judged Thierry Henry.

I don’t think he can tell the difference on the right, after that I don’t have the exact tactics. Obviously when you stay upstairs to cover, you can’t have an impact. Afterwards, there are also the balloons which arrive less often on him, analyzed the Prime Vido consultant, whose opinion was also shared by Pierre Mns. Regarding the offensive performance of PSG, I admit that I am still stunned by Messi’s position on the ground. We are talking about a 34-year-old player with no match in front of goal. So to see him play so far from the opposing goal seems to me to be a total hesitation, he said on his blog.

Go out Di Maria rather than a Neymar in the street?

Even as the game progressed, Pochettino’s changes caused a reaction. After the expulsion of right side Achraf Hakimi in the 57th minute, the native of Murphy logically chose to change his tactics. However, rather than leaving a Neymar in great difficulty and in poor physical shape, the PSG coach preferred to sacrifice Angel Di Maria, however rather active, in order to bring in Thilo Kehrer. Just like (it is a total heresy, note) to leave Di Maria after the expulsion of Hakimi while Neymar was visibly reduced physically, a not Mns. Despite the performance of Paris, Pochettino will have to do more.

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