Pochettino acknowledged that if PSG hadn’t been eliminated early from the Champions League, the fans’ treatment of Neymar would have been different.
pochettino gave a press conference this Thursday, 28, the eve of the confrontation between PSG and Strasbourg for the French Championship. Already declared champion of the tournament last weekend, the team enters the field only to fulfill an agenda, but even so, its main players will continue under the spotlight of the demanding Parisian crowd.
Among so many topics that were addressed in the conversation, the Paris team commander spoke about what he thought of the current season of Neymar. Main target of fans after the elimination in the Champions League, the Brazilian striker has received several criticisms from the press and fans since this fact, which for Pochettino could have been different.
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The coach revealed that if the team had not been eliminated by Real Madrid in the Champions League, the treatment and the way Neymar was evaluated by everyone around him would be quite different. Even the anticipated title of Ligue 1 was not quite enough to make the Brazilian be charged less within the four lines.
“Neymar’s talent is indisputable. He is a player who has signed for several years and is one of the best in the world. It is true that he has had ups and downs this season. But there is the circumstance that he arrived after the Copa America. Players of his caliber need to play to be at their best”, said Pochettino before finishing.
“Often the margin between success and failure is narrow. I was talking this morning with Messi and we were discussing the season. It could have been different if we had beaten Real Madrid.” told the coach in a brief assessment of the PSG season so far, given that the French Championship is still happening.
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Coach and striker stay
Of course at a time when the PSG coach is speaking, the name of Mbappe will always come up. Asked at the press conference about his stay and also that of the French striker, Pochettino was direct and straight when it came to touching on this subject, which every week gains a new chapter.
“Today, both he (Mbappé) and I have a 100% chance of staying,” replied the coach, who is worth remembering still has one more year on his contract with PSG, unlike the player, who has his commitment ending in June and has not yet decided, or at least has not revealed what he intends to do with his career in the following season.
Source: sportbuzz
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