PSG fired Thomas Tuchel after a controversial interview that would have upset various elements of the Parisian institution
Paris Saint-Germain decided to fire the coach Thomas Tuchel, News that surprised more than one fan because the Parisian conunto had just won 4-0 over Strasbourg for Ligue 1. However, the departure of Tuchel came curiously after an interview given by the technical and that did not go well inside the club.
According to the newspaper “The team“, The statements of Thomas they did not directly influence the decision, which had been taken before the interview with “Sport1”.
One of the topics in the interview was the weight of stars like Neymar and Kylian Mbappé. “Sometimes it’s easy, sometimes it’s a big challenge. In a club like PSG there are a lot of influences. So keeping everyone happy can be quite a challenge,” he noted.
“Honestly, in the first six months here I felt more like a politician or sports minister than a coach“, He added, in one of the extracts that caused controversy.
“I didn’t say it’s more political than sport, or that I lost the joy of coaching. It’s not true. They may translate incorrectly,” he said. Tuchel the French channel “Canal +”.
“Watch the video of the interview. I just said that PSG is unique and a big challenge for me. It has always been that way. I like this challenge and nothing has changed,” he added.
In the interview with the German station, the coach also said he was “a little sad and angry” at the lack of recognition, after having lived his best moment at PSG, leading the team to the final of the Champions League, which they lost to Bayern Munich.
In another controversial passage, Tuchel he stated: “I like football. In a club like this, it’s not always just about football. Sometimes I make a change, and it’s news for two weeks. I tell myself: I just want to train.”
Last Wednesday, he explained what happened. “I gave a video interview to a journalist who told me he was going to do a report on German technicians. It was not an interview for him. It is not allowed. He was speaking in German. The translation was not correct. We cannot translate word for word “.
PSG decided to fire Tuchel and is already working to replace it. Mauricio Pochettino, a former Tottenham man, is emerging as a big favorite.