Pochettino’s future and the Zidane rumor
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Mauricio Pochettino presents a rather paradoxical balance sheet since his arrival on the Parisian bench a little over a year ago. His desire to leave the club has been regularly mentioned, like that of the Parisian leaders to replace him with Zinedine Zidane. Leonardo, however, wanted to reaffirm his support for the Argentine technician. “There were rumors of leavinghe acknowledged. Tells him that no club asked him and no one called us. Today, he still has a year of contract“, he recalled.
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Leonardo hints that Pochettino still has a future at PSG. With this in mind, he also brushed aside the rumors announcing the arrival of Zidane. “Honestly, we never thought about changing coacheshe assured. Really. We never contacted Zidane or anyone. Before coming here, Pochettino was in the top 5 coaches and he still is. We see the progress, even if a lot of things have happened. I always see him more involved because, over time, you know the context better.”
Tribute to Neymar
Neymar is having the toughest season of his career. Very far from his standards, the Brazilian has once again been sidelined for several months due to injury, his performance has been in constant decline since his arrival in Paris in 2017, and his professionalism is regularly discussed. Leonardo took his defense, ensuring that he was working hard to find his best level. “Neymar made mistakeshe estimated. He has his way of being. It’s a star. But the Neymar we see lately is behaving in such a way that there is nothing to complain about.”
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The sports director of PSG obviously wanted to address the case of his compatriot. He thus spontaneously revived the subject on a question that did not concern the player to highlight his involvement and his strength of character. “I return to Neymardid he declare. Do you know what he got? It’s serious. The ankle bone was affected with a vascularization problem. To get back to where he is today is proof that he is involved. When I had problems with him, I told him. But when things are done well, it must be said too. You don’t stick a label for life. When he is on the ground, we say to ourselves each time that something can happen.”
Critics against Messi
Leo Messi is quite clearly gaining momentum in recent weeks. But the seven-time Ballon d’Or was not spared criticism after the victory over Real Madrid (1-0). His missed penalty against Madrid tarnished a rather successful overall performance. And the Argentinian would have been marked by the negative comments of the French press towards him. “If a guy like him is affected, put… hats off!“, launched Leonardo.
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The PSG sporting director praised the mentality of the Pulga, while stressing that he needed a healthy environment to express himself at best. “He had the humility to come here, after all he’s been through, what he representsinsisted Leonardo. I think for artists like Mbappé, Neymar or Messi, the context is important. It’s not about isolating them in a bubble, but they need an atmosphere. If you don’t have that, it’s more difficult for them, you ask yourself “what, don’t you like it?”.
The Ramos mistake?
He was one of the star rookies of last summer, it’s certainly one of the biggest flops of the season. Sergio Ramos has collected injuries and only played five games for PSG. Leonardo recognizes that the situation is delicate with the former Real player, but wants to be optimistic. “We recruited him, he was physically goodhe assured. Today he played five matches. Unfortunately, what we imagined did not happen. It’s hard for him, for everyone. But our reports are clear. The day we say he can no longer play, it will be clear to everyone. This is not the case. Afterwards, not playing makes it difficult for him to be a leader.”
Sergio Ramos
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The tackle to Zlatan
Leonardo is the one who brought Zlatan Ibrahimovic to PSG in 2012. The Swedish striker left his mark on Paris, but did not always say good things about it, citing in particular a lack of discipline within the club. “I don’t even want to answercut Leonardo. Indiscipline, where is it? I think there’s a reason that every time a player leaves PSG, he can’t stop talking about us. Everybody wants to come.”
Ibrahimovic has also offered to become the sporting director of PSG, the position precisely occupied by Leonardo. The Brazilian did not deny it. But he also scolded the Swede for his lack of recognition towards the Parisian club. “Zlatan tried several times to come backhe confirmed. I’m still waiting for his interview to thank PSG for everything they’ve done for him. PSG existed before and will exist after him.”
Leonardo and Ibrahimovic, then at PSG
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