Paris legend Luis Fernandez taunts against ex-BVB coach Thomas Tuchel. Will PSG be able to overcome the "trauma" against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League?
- Luis Fernandez, ex-player from Paris Saint-Germain, etches against Thomas Tuchel.
- The PSG coach is under massive pressure before the round of 16 duel in the Champions League against BVB.
- The former coach of Borussia Dortmund had to listen to violent criticism.
Paris - These words sit. Luis Fernandez (60), former Paris Saint-Germain professional, hands out against coach Thomas Tuchel (46). And of all times before the important duels against Borussia Dortmund in the round of 16 of the Champions League on February 18 and March 11, as RUHR24.de * reports.
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The 60-year-old spoke about the work of Thomas Tuchel to the German Press Agency (dpa) : "In view of the results of last season, Tuchel is the worst coach since Qatar's entry."
Luis Fernandez predicts the ex-BVB coach at PSG will have a very difficult time. He also gives a reason for that. Paris Saint-Germain won the championship last season. But above all, the round of 16 duel in the Champions League would still be a trauma in the Prinzenpark.
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"That definitely left its mark," Luis Fernandez told dpa . In the 2018/2019 season, PSG won 2-0 away to Manchester United . A good starting position, actually. However, there was a 1-3 loss in Paris .
That was the end of the round of 16 . This season was and still is not enough for the ambitions of the club from the French capital, which was taken over by Qatar Sports Investments. Whether this trauma was overcome would be seen against BVB , said Luis Fernandez.
The duels against BVB are crucial for PSG and Thomas Tuchel
But that's not all. The former national player of France also compares Thomas Tuchel with other coaches. "He is still far from the level of Jürgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola or Carlo Ancelotti."
Paris Saint-Germain has won a total of six times since 2011 and has won the trophy four times. However, a national title is nowhere near as much worth the European crown - the Champions League .
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From 2013 to 2016, PSG failed four times in the quarterfinals: at FC Barcelona (2013, 2015), Chelsea FC (2014) and Manchester City (2016). From 2017 to 2019, the round of six ended three times in a row.
The 2016/2017 season in which Paris Saint-Germain won 4-0 at home against FC Barcelona and went down 1-6 at Camp Nou in the second leg remains unforgettable. But the aforementioned duels against Manchester United also weigh heavily.
BVB against PSG: does Thomas Tuchel fail at his former club?
In 2020 it should finally work with the Champions League . Thomas Tuchel and Paris Saint-Germain have to play against BVB (18 February) in the Westphalia Stadium. On March 11th, the return leg in the Parisian Prinzenpark will take place. If he fails, it could mean the end.
For counterpart Lucien Favre (62) everything is not so easy at BVB at the moment. The duels against Eintracht Frankfurt and Paris Saint-Germain * could decide the future of the Swiss.
Lucien Favre is criticized at BVB.
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Luis Fernandez is not the first to criticize Thomas Tuchel. Already Christophe Dugarry (47), world champion from 1998 and active for AC Milan, FC Barcelona and Olympique Marseille, among other things, was against the former BVB coach .
For Christophe Dugarry, Thomas Tuchel has no control at PSG at all
In December of last year, the 47-year-old said: "He has no control over anything." You don't know how to play PSG. There are only guys who pay attention to their own achievements. There is no collective, no preferred game.
Mbappé angry at his coach, Thomas Tuchel because he was subbed. Hehe imagine doing this to a Jose Mourinho pic.twitter.com/NnuZDQJ5MU
- Benaiah (@kwamebenaiah) February 1, 2020Christophe Dugarry's criticism aimed above all at the tensions between superstars Neymar (27), Kylian Mbappé (21) and Thomas Tuchel . Regardless of the criticism: Paris Saint-Germain is the undisputed number one in the French league.
For PSG and Thomas Tuchel, the Champions League is everything
In the Champions League , Thomas Tuchel's team prevailed against Real Madrid as group leaders. And also against BVB, who not only have to do without Marco Reus and Julian Brandt in the Champions League against PSG *, the French are favored in the round of 16 of the Champions League.
But it is also clear that the pressure at PSG and Thomas Tuchel is immense than at Borussia Dortmund.
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