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OR Paris saint germain the telenovela ended this Saturday (2) and announced Mauricio Pochettino as new coach. And the Argentine did not hide the joy of taking over the club he defended as a player.
With a stage from 2001 to 2003 in France, the former defender and now coach will have the mission of working with several stars of world football, such as Neymar and Kylian Mbappé. And that is what most motivates the coach to face challenges.
“I am very happy and honored to be the new coach of Paris Saint-Germain. I thank the club’s management for the trust they have placed. This club has always had a special place in my heart ”, said the coach, completing.
“I return to PSG with great ambition and humility, eager to work with some of the best players in the world. The team has fantastic potential and I will do my best to give the team the offensive identity that the fans love, ”he said.
The one who spoke about the hiring was President Nasser Al-Khelaifi, who praised the professional and said he was satisfied with the name chosen to lead the team this season.
“We are delighted to entrust the leadership of the team to Pochettino, I am proud to see our former captain return to PSG, this club has always been his home.”
“His return was within our objectives and it will mark a new chapter for the club. It will be a new bet for the development of the club in the coming years ”, he concluded.
The captain has been without a club since last year and is looking for his fourth experience in European football. He started at Espanyol (from 2009 to 2012) and went through Southampton (between 2013 and 2014) before reaching the Tottenham, your most successful job.
In all, they were six seasons ahead of the Spurs, when he helped put the team in the fray with the main rivals in the league. Premier league. He did not win the title, but led Tottenham to the final of Champions League 2018-2019, losing the decision for him Liverpool by Jurgen Klopp. He was fired on November 19, 2019, being replaced by José Mourinho, and since then he has been without a club.
As a player, defender Pochettino has had a solid career. It is an idol of Newell’s Old Boys, a club that he defended between 1989 and 1994, where he was managed by Marcelo Bielsa and even shared a room with Diego Maradona. Champion of the Clausura Tournament in 1992, he played the final of Libertadores Cup the same year, losing on penalties to the Saint Paul, which conquered America for the first time.
He then moved to Europe, where he shone and also won the crowd of Spanish in two passes, from 1994 to 2001 and between 2004 and 2006, where he ended his career in the field and began his career as a coach. He also defended PSG itself, between 2001 and 2003, and also the Bordeaux, between 2003 and 2004.
Also under the command of Bielsa, he disputed the America Cup 1999 and was on the field in the elimination against Brazil, 2 to 1, in the quarterfinals. He was a starter in the three games of world Cup 2002, when the Argentina fell in the first stage.
The then hairy defender committed a penalty on Michael Owen, which resulted in David Beckham’s goal in a 1-0 loss to England, in one of the most emblematic matches of that World Cup. The defeat ended up being crucial for the early fall of the Argentine team.
