These two have not always been in agreement on all subjects, especially about the rivalry between PSG and OM.
But André Villas-Boas, Marseille coach, stepped up to the plate this Friday to defend his Parisian counterpart, forgotten by Fifa in the nominations of the best coach of the year for the The Best trophies.
"That Thomas Tuchel is not in the five appointed coaches, it's a scandal," exclaimed the Portuguese at a press conference.
Fifa is sleeping, it still does not understand anything ”.
One name particularly surprises Villas-Boas: that of Marcelo Bielsa, coach of Leeds, winner of the English second division this summer.
“Bielsa is there!
The prestige, the career, the beautiful football… Everyone recognizes, recalls Villas-Boas.
But not in the top five coaches of the 2020 season!
It is a scandal.
Bielsa won the Championship.
How did we get there?
Thomas Tuchel won three trophies in 2020 (Coupe de la Ligue, Coupe de France, Ligue 1) and reached the final of the Champions League against Bayern Munich.
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For this trophy for best coach of the year, which will be awarded by Fifa on December 17 in Zurich (Switzerland), the jury preferred Marcelo Bielsa, therefore, but also Hans-Dieter Flick (Bayern Munich), Jürgen Klopp (Liverpool) ), Julen Lopetegui (Sevilla) and Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid).
