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The German led the French team to national success and a Champions League final in August, but has paid the price for a disappointing start to this season.
Kylian Mbappé paid tribute to outgoing Paris Saint-Germain manager Thomas Tuchel, adding that “no one will forget” the coach’s time at the helm of Parc des Princes.
It emerged on Christmas Eve that the German had been dismissed from his position at the club following his team’s Ligue 1 win over Strasbourg on Wednesday.
Although PSG has yet to officially confirm the departure of the 47-year-old, it is ending a two-and-a-half-year tenure that saw the former Borussia Dortmund boss complete a clean sweep of national honors and move closer to the Champions League. League of glory than any of its predecessors.
However, forward Mbappé, who established himself as one of the sport’s most prominent talents and continued to thrive under Tuchel’s leadership in District 16, was quick to honor his coach and highlighted his gratitude for the contributions of the former Mainz. .
“It is sadly the law of football,” the 22-year-old posted on his Instagram account. “No one will forget your time here. You wrote a wonderful part of the history of the club and I say: thank you, coach ”.
Tuchel’s first big act after arriving to succeed Unai Emery in May 2018 was to sanction a permanent deal for Mbappé following a successful loan period at the Monaco club, and amid the showy heroics of the latter winner of the World Cup in Russia with France national team.
The German, who initially began his career as a senior coach in charge of FC Augsburg II in 2007, honed his reputation in Mainz between 2009 and 2014, guiding them to a modern best result of fifth in 2010-11.
His exploits earned him a move to Dortmund to succeed outgoing Jurgen Klopp, where he continued to thrive as one of Europe’s most valued young coaches, claiming his first silver medal in DFB-Pokal’s 2016-17 win over Eintracht. Frankfurt. .
However, it has been at PSG that he has enjoyed consistent success, clinching half a dozen trophies in total and guiding them to the final of the Champions League last season, where he was ultimately overtaken by Hansi Flick’s Bayern Munich.
However, a relatively difficult start to their latest title defense, coupled with a nervous European group campaign that nearly saw them crash in the Europa League, has seen Tuchel pay the price as the new year approaches.
