Christophe Galtier became Paris Saint-Germain라이브 바카라 seventh coach in 11 years under the club라이브 바카라 Qatari-backed ownership after Mauricio Pochettino was fired on Tuesday. ()
PSG president Nasser al-Khelaifi presented Galtier to media at a news conference and said, “We have a new era to start, a new atmosphere, new objectives. I’m very happy.”
Galtier said he felt “emotional” and “proud” to take charge on a two-year contract.
“We have to work in the right way to make people happy,” Galtier said. “I am aware of the responsibilities I have. I am prepared. If I accepted this job and this responsibility, it라이브 바카라 because I’m capable of it.”
Pochettino had one year left on his contract and is the fourth straight coach to be fired by PSG.
“Paris Saint-Germain confirms it has ended its collaboration with Mauricio Pochettino,” the club said in a statement. “The club wishes to thank Mauricio Pochettino and his staff for their work and wish them the best for the future.”
Pochettino, Thomas Tuchel, Unai Emery and Laurent Blanc have all been fired since 2016.
Pochettino won the French league but ultimately paid the price for the club라이브 바카라 humiliating exit from the Champions League to Real Madrid in the round of 16. PSG led 2-0 on aggregate and conceded three goals inside 20 minutes.
Galtier led Lille to the French title in 2021 and joined Nice last season, finishing fifth but knocking PSG out of the French Cup. Nice drew with and beat PSG in the league last season. Nice did not concede a goal and Galtier라이브 바카라 astute tactical sense stood out.
When he guided Lille to the 2021 title, his side drew at home with PSG and won away, again without conceding a goal. Galtier figured out how to shut out PSG라이브 바카라 attacking armada of Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, Angel Di Maria and Lionel Messi.
The 55-year-old Galtier played for Marseille, where he was born, during two spells as a journeyman defender. His career ended in 1998 amid the obscurity of Italian club Monza.
He improved Saint-Etienne라이브 바카라 fortunes when he coached there, winning the League Cup in 2013 — the year he was voted the French league라이브 바카라 best coach along with PSG라이브 바카라 Carlo Ancelotti.
Since cash-rich Qatari investors QSI took over in June 2011, Ancelotti is the only coach not to be fired, leaving for Real Madrid in 2013. But Ancelotti was hired only after Antoine Kombouare was astonishingly axed in December 2011, despite PSG being three points clear at the top.
POCHETTINO’S MIXED RECORD
Former PSG defender Pochettino took charge in January 2021, after Tuchel was fired.
After reaching the semifinals of the Champions League in 2021, PSG lost the league to Galtier라이브 바카라 Lille. Oddly, perhaps, Pochettino라이브 바카라 contract was extended by one year to 2023.
Even though PSG reclaimed the French title last season there were alarmingly poor performances along the way, and Kylian Mbappe라이브 바카라 outstanding form papered over glaring cracks.
These weaknesses were ruthlessly exposed by Madrid in the return leg of their Champions League last 16 match.
PSG라이브 바카라 lack of composure under pressure has been a familiar flaw, and Pochettino did not fix it.
In 2017, PSG was beaten 6-1 by Barcelona after winning 4-0 at home, and two years later injury-hit Manchester United won 3-1 in Paris in injury time.
HIRE AND FIRE
Like Pochettino, Blanc signed a new contract before he was shown the door, exposing PSG라이브 바카라 impatience and an apparent indifference to massive compensation packages.
Pochettino and his staff reportedly received around 10 million euros ($10.6 million).
The negotiations with Pochettino dragged on but it had been expected for weeks that he would be replaced.
The collapse against Madrid prompted PSG라이브 바카라 first introspective overhaul under QSI라이브 바카라 stewardship. Sporting director Leonardo made way for renowned talent scout Luis Campos, and several former standout PSG players will act as consultants.
Galtier worked with Campos when they were at Lille from 2017-20 and said he played a role in bringing him to the club.
Al-Khelaifi demanded an improved mentality.
“We want players who love the club, who want to fight,” al-Khelaifi told Le Parisien newspaper. “We want players who give everything for the shirt and then we’ll see. We must be humble.”
The club라이브 바카라 glossy image-chasing — with its curated slogan of “Dream Bigger” and brazen boasts of future glory — was at alarming odds with repeated Champions League failures.
“We must stop saying ,‘We’re going to win this and we’re going to win that,’” al-Khelaifi said. “A player who wants to stay in his comfort zone, who doesn’t want to fight, will be left out. We need to create a real team and team spirit.”
So living in the future is finally over?
“Dreaming is one thing, reality is another. Perhaps we should change our slogan ‘Dream Bigger,’” al-Khelaifi said. “We don’t want to be flashy and bling bling. We must ask ourselves how to improve.”
