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  • Reactions: Lampard trends number 1 on social media after sudden sack as Chelsea coach, successor underway

    Reactions: Lampard trends number 1 on social media after sudden sack as Chelsea coach, successor underway

    Frank Lampard has been sacked from his role as Chelsea manager and will be replaced by former Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel.

    Chelsea fans and twitter users has reacted to the latest development at the Premier League club after the sacking of Lampard.

    See reactions:

    Chelsea desperately need to get their passing philosophy back, they’ve been struggling since Sarri left. I’d give Pepe Mel a chance, West Brom played some brilliant football under him.

    Fully expect Tuchel to turn up to get a tune out of Havertz and Werner. Rodgers would be a sensible choice but there is always the cloud of bottling it in the grasp of success. Would be happy with Hasenhuttl and Ings rocking up.

  • PSG appoints Pochettino as new coach after Tuchel’s sacking

    PSG appoints Pochettino as new coach after Tuchel’s sacking

    Mauricio Pochettino has been announced as the new coach of French champions Paris Saint-Germain.

    This following the sacking of Thomas Tuchel.

    PSG said on its website that former Tottenham manager Pochettino had signed a contract until June 30, 2022, with an option for an additional year.

    The 48-year-old Argentine was the only name in the frame to take over at the club where he played from 2001 to 2003 after PSG abruptly ended Tuchel’s involvement on December 24, reportedly for comments viewed as critical of the Qatari owners.

    “This club has always held a special place in my heart. I have wonderful memories, especially of the unique atmosphere of the Parc des Princes,” Pochettino said in the PSG statement.

    “I return to the club today with a lot of ambition and humility, and am eager to work with some of the world’s most talented players,” Pochettino said, adding he would do his utmost “to give our team the combative and attacking playing identity that Parisian fans have always loved.”

    His priority will be to sate the Qatari-backed club’s quest for Champions League glory.

    Tuchel, who oversaw the club’s first-ever Champions League final appearance last season, guided Neymar and company into the knock-out stages this season before being axed.

    Pochettino’s first major test will be the Champions League last-16 away leg at Barcelona next month.

    Pochettino will take charge of his first match next Saturday at Saint-Etienne as Ligue 1 resumes after the winter break with PSG one point off the leaders in third.

  • Kylian Mbappe pays tribute to sacked PSG coach

    Kylian Mbappe pays tribute to sacked PSG coach

    Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe paid tribute to Thomas Tuchel after multiple media reports said the German coach had been sacked by the French Ligue 1 club.

    French sports daily L’Equipe and German newspaper Bild said the 47-year-old, who helped PSG reach the Champions League final in August which they lost to Bayern Munich, was dismissed after Wednesday’s 4-0 win over Racing Strasbourg.

    “It is sadly the law of football. Nobody will forget your time here. You wrote a wonderful part of the club’s history and I say to you: ‘thank you, coach’,” Mbappe said in an Instagram post on Thursday that was accompanied by a picture of him with Tuchel.

    The club has not confirmed Tuchel’s departure. L’Equipe reported that Argentine Mauricio Pochettino, the former manager of English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur, is set to be named Tuchel’s successor.

    Tuchel was appointed PSG head coach in 2018 and has won two Ligue 1 titles along with a domestic quadruple in his second season at the club.

    Pochettino, who played for PSG as a defender in the early 2000s, has been out of a job since being dismissed by Spurs in November 2019.

    He guided the London side to the Champions League final in the 2018-19 season.

    “Pochettino is being lined up by @PSG_English. A terrific coach whose only minus is the lack of winning trophies… Well that’s about to change,” former England and Spurs striker Gary Lineker tweeted.

    Former Argentina international Juan Pablo Sorin said: “Pochettino to @PSG_inside? Hopefully.”

  • PSG sack Thomas Tuchel hours after Strasbourg win

    PSG sack Thomas Tuchel hours after Strasbourg win

    French champions Paris St Germain have sacked their German born Coach Thomas Tuchel, French sports daily L’Equipe and German newspaper Bild reported on Thursday.

    PSG were not immediately available to comment.

    Tuchel took over the Ligue 1 side in June 2018, winning two league titles, the French Cup and French League Cup.

    PSG are currently third in Ligue 1, a point behind leaders Lyon, while they are also through to the last 16 of the Champions League, where they will face Barcelona.

    Tuchel’s sacking came hours after the 47-year-old took charge of Wednesday’s 4-0 home win against Strasbourg.

    The victory moved the reigning champions within a point of both Lyon and second-placed Lille as the Ligue 1 season heads into a two-week winter break.

    Former Borussia Dortmund coach Tuchel’s contract was set to expire at the end of this season.

    He joined the Parisian club in May 2018 on an initial two-year contract after replacing Spaniard Unai Emery, agreeing a one-year extension in May 2019.

    Former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has been linked regularly with the PSG job in recent months.

    The 48-year-old Argentine, who played for PSG between 2001 and 2003, has been without a job since leaving Spurs in November 2019.

  • Cavani has nothing to prove against PSG – Tuchel

    Cavani has nothing to prove against PSG – Tuchel

    PSG boss Thomas Tuchel insists Edinson Cavani has nothing to prove against Paris Saint-Germain, and that he’s well aware of the threat the “reliable” Manchester United striker will pose his team.

    PSG travel to Old Trafford to face Group H leaders United in Manchester on Wednesday, with all eyes on star centre-forward Cavani.

    Cavani joined United on a free transfer on deadline day in October, having left PSG as the Ligue 1 champions’ all-time leading scorer with 200 goals to his name in June.

    Tuchel was asked about the controversy which is being investigated by the Football Association (FA), and he took the opportunity to hail Cavani on the eve of the showdown.

    “I’m surprised [by the social media comment], because I know Edi as a calm person, determined on the pitch to help the team, which is a rare characteristic for a striker of his quality,” Tuchel told reporters.

    “Always ready to do everything for the team. A big physical impact, scoring comes naturally to him and he’s reliable 24/7 – you can call him in the night and he will be there – to score, to defend, to score, to defend.

    “I’m happy for him personally that he could show this to all Manchester United fans in the last game against Southampton – he was absolutely decisive for them.

    “He does not need to show us tomorrow, we already know, so he can do a little pause, it’s not necessary to show us. If he will play, we will need to find answers for that.”

  • Ligue 1: ‘Herrera died in the dressing room’, says Tuchel

    Ligue 1: ‘Herrera died in the dressing room’, says Tuchel

    Paris Saint-Germain manager Thomas Tuchel has given special praise to Ander Herrera after Saturday’s 3-0 win over Rennes in Ligue 1.

    PSG were depleted for their match against the side that lay third in the league, with Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Marco Verratti just some of the players out due to injury.

    Herrera, though, stepped forward and created a goal for Angel Di Maria, who was widely hailed as the man of the match after finding the net twice. For Tuchel, however, the former Manchester United central midfielder merited singling out.

    “Ander was dead before the match,” Tuchel said. “He died in the dressing room tonight. What he did was exceptional. The same for Leandro Paredes.

    “We took risks. At the start, we hoped he would play an hour but it was necessary for him to play the whole of the match. We played a really good Rennes teams but we showed a good mentality and a collective effort. It was a great win.”

  • PSG director slams coach for transfer demands

    PSG director slams coach for transfer demands

    Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo has hit out at his manager Thomas Tuchel, saying he did not appreciate his recent statements urging club management to make signings.

    The Ligue 1 champions easily dispatched Angers 6-1 at Parc des Princes on Friday, as Neymar scored a pair of goals and Kylian Mbappe also got on the scoresheet.

    Though PSG have now won four straight Ligue 1 matches after losing two in a row to start the season, all is not well in the French capital as Tuchel has been vocal about his demands for reinforcements.

    Speaking after the match, Leonardo did not hold back in expressing his unhappiness with Tuchel, saying the German manager could face punishment for his continued public demands.

    “We are looking for possibilities [in the transfer market],” Leonardo told reporters.

    “I did not like the statement of the coach Tuchel. I don’t understand it and I did not like it. The club did not like it. We will see internally [about a punishment].

    “If someone is not happy, we can talk, there is no problem. But If he decides to stay, he must decide to respect the choices of the sports management.

    “We’re not here to go to trial … But we have to have the spirit of suffering for the club, the spirit of sacrifice. The important thing is the club. We didn’t like the way [that Tuchel spoke].”