Champions League: "Tuchel has not advanced PSG since last year"

Is Thomas Tuchel still the man for the job in Paris?

After the defeat of PSG against Leipzig on Wednesday evening, on the third day of the Champions League, the situation of the German coach deteriorates a little more, while his relations with his sporting director Leonardo remain imbued with mistrust.

In Europe 1 Sport, our consultants have in any case not spared the technician, and point out the lack of progress of his team. 

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For Nabil Djellit, Thomas Tuchel is "unmasked".

Recalling that the former Borussia Dormund coach is "the first of the QSI era to have lost against OM in 9 years", but also "the first coach to have lost a Coupe de France final, against Rennes" , the journalist warns: "I think he will be the first coach of PSG eliminated in the group stage of the Champions League under the QSI era". 

"We do not know what the Tuchel leg is at PSG"

Reynald Pedros is hardly more indulgent with the one who has yet won two French championships with PSG, pointing out "a team not at all developed collectively".

Claiming "strong associations" in midfield and defense, the consultant of Europe 1 regrets the choice of Tuchel, much discussed for many months, to place Marquinhos in the midfield.

"For me, the strongest association behind is Marquinhos-Kimpembe," he said.

But the technician preferred to start in defense the rookie Danilo, yet a training midfielder.

"In the middle, Danilo holds in Portugal, it is not for nothing, it is that he has references. And we do not see him in this position," he still regrets.

And Nabil Djellit to abound: "We do not know what the Tuchel leg is at PSG". 

Marquinhos defends his coach.

 After the match, at the microphone of RMC Sport, the Brazilian defended Thomas Tuchel.

"We have confidence in our coach. We have to work to improve. If things are not going well, it is not the coach's fault. We must not look for excuses, when we enter the field. ", he declared in particular. 

Jimmy Algerino, him, believes that the course of the PSG until the final of the last Champions League has "a little hidden" the problems of the team.

On this kind of match, he notes, considering "logical" the criticisms against the coach, "we do not see Tuchel".

According to our consultant, the German "has not improved his team since last year".

And while relations between Tuchel and his sporting director Leonardo are strained, Jimmy Algerino points to the responsibility of the coach.

"He was at the wrong war," he said. 

"The Leonardo-Tuchel tandem cannot last"

Guy Roux in turn points to the consequences of the bad relations between the two men.

"The Leonardo-Tuchel tandem cannot last," said the ex-coach of AJ Auxerre, "PSG will suffer as long as they are both there".

And to warn: "In these cases, it is always the lowest ranking who leaves." 

Only Gernot Rohr wants to defend the coach of PSG.

"It's too easy to accuse the coach now after this defeat", he annoys, recalling the good first half of the capital club and the penalty of the break missed by Di Maria.

For him, Tuchel is still the man for the job.