Pochettino’s disappointing start with Paris Saint-Germain (video)

Argentina coach Mauricio Pochettino kicked off his career with Paris Saint-Germain disappointingly, with a 1-1 draw against host Saint-Etienne on Wednesday in Week 18 of the French Football League.

Saint-Etienne opened the scoring, taking advantage of an error by the defense of the French capital, when the ball reached Roman Hamoma, who put it in the net, in the 19th minute.

But Saint-Germain did not wait more than three minutes to adjust the score of Italian Moise Kean, who received a pass in the middle of the penalty area from compatriot Marco Verratti, to put the ball calmly into the goal. .

Saint-Germain finished second with 36 points, behind leaders Lyon, who took their tally to 39 points after beating Lance at home, 3-2.

As for Saint-Etienne, he brought his tally to 19 points in 14th place.

“Of course, I’m disappointed that we, Paris Saint-Germain, wanted to win,” said Pochettino (48), who took on the responsibility of coaching Saint Germain just four days ago, succeeding the German coach Thomas Tuchel, after the match.

“I’m happy with the efforts of the players, it’s just the start. We have to get to know each other. It was difficult because the preparation period was so short. There are things to improve,” he said. -he adds.

Source: AFP

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