Paris is only one step away from the top of Europe. Sunday evening, PSG will face Bayern Munich in the Champions League final. Two teams, two coaches, both Germans. Coaches who admire each other even if they do not have the same way of managing their teams.
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Between Thomas Tuchel, PSG coach, and Hansi Flick, Bayern coach, it is first a question of respect. So much so that two years ago, when the current Bayern coach was looking to become a coach, he visited Tuchel at PSG to observe and learn. From there, a sincere admiration was born. "Thomas is doing a really good job. I think the PSG team is doing really well," said Hansi Flick.
"He's doing a sensational job, I'm looking forward to seeing him on Sunday"
"You shouldn't pay attention to what you can read in the press. He is doing a sensational job and I am delighted to see him in the final on Sunday," he added. However, the two coaches have very different methods. Hansi Flick, in Munich, is an empathetic, psychological trainer who has been able to unite around him a group in full decline. Flick has recreated a collective, put back in the saddle players who no longer believed in themselves like defender Jérôme Boateng.
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In contrast, Thomas Tuchel is a pragmatist who took a long time to find the way to manage a locker room full of stars and ego. Finally, the coach of PSG chose another path, with a little less empathy and, above all, an emphasis on strong individualities. Do not force Neymar to enter a group for example, but help the group to adapt around him. We will see on Sunday evening which of the two methods is the most effective.