PSG threatens the Champions League to come out: Thomas Tuchel's warning analysis – Champions League

PSG threat after 2: 2 against Naples early exit

Edinson Cavani is almost next to Neymar, the team repeats unworthy weaknesses: the Paris St. Germain threat after the draw 2-2 against Naples – and Thomas Tuchel was clear.

Accused: PSG coach Thomas Tuchel against Naples.

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To what extent do Edinson Cavani and Neymar understand each other? 72 seconds were needed to play the home game of the Champions League Paris Saint-Germain against Naples, to clarify the current state of relations. After Kylian Mbappé had submitted the two forwards PSG wanted to complete, Cavani Neymar found himself upset from behind and forced to a break of one minute of treatment.

Cavani kills Neymar – this headline had just disappeared Wednesday night, while the PSG was already enough reason for malice: the PSG is halfway through the preliminary round before the first exit of the Champions League since l & # 39; money comes from Qatar. Liverpool (6 points) and Naples (5) lead Group C ahead of the French champions (4). "I knew that this group would be very complicated," said coach Thomas Tuchel, defender of the questionable result: "Even if everyone wants to believe: we are not the favorites." Plus, only "halftime".

"We did not play together in the first half hour."Thomas Tuchel

Only Tuchel's team is not by chance after the first round behind. As in Liverpool (2: 3), he showed 2: 2 (0: 1) against Naples Weaknesses unworthy of a contender for the title, even a competitor of the Champions League: while Naples against Liverpool (1-0) With Carlo Ancelotti's clever mix of 4 and 3 that made up for the individual disadvantages, PSG seemed at first to be a collection of singles, whistling for the big thing when they were not rubbing against each other. "Partially embarrbading", it was the newspaper "Ouest France".

Meunier admits to having "not really obeyed" instructions

"At this level, we must not lose our structure, not serve as mere balloons," said Tuchel's alarming badysis. "We have to improve structurally and mentally, without compactness, there is no intensity." His players have a hard time "respecting the game plan", they need to understand how important it is to keep these positions. "We did not play together in the first half-hour." Thomas Meunier even admitted that the team "had not really followed the instructions".

With an appropriate speech and pbadage to three strings – Thilo Kehrer replaced Juan Bernat – that Tuchel gave him in the second round, although much more dynamic; Angel di Maria saved the draw at goal in stoppage time by a Schlenzer genius. Miller reported a completely different body language. But is this really all that Qatar expects?

The discussion will resume: is it because of Ligue 1?

Of course, Tuchel also knows that his predecessors were all fired because they had never gone beyond the eighth or quarterfinals in Europe – and he should finally change that. that the start of ten wins out of ten in Ligue 1 will have no interest should it continue in the Europa League in 2019; and this discussion will start again: is the national league simply too weak to equip itself with what the Champions League needs? "Ligue 1 is not our problem," said alternate captain Marquinhos. "We are our own problem."

One fact can not be dispelled: such a game plan is easier to follow, even if you depend on it on a daily basis.

JPE