Saint-Etienne-PSG (1-1): Mauricio Pochettino, without a burst of voice

Obviously, he was watched.

In the corridors of Geoffroy-Guichard, the few officials and members of the security who had the privilege of being able to brave behind closed doors observed the first gestures, the first attitudes of the new PSG coach.

After a frank hug and a few kind words with the Stéphanois coach, Claude Puel - the two men met in the Premier League and appreciate each other - Mauricio Pochettino then observed.

Much observed.

He paced around, standing most of the match in his technical area.

Wrapped up in a large black coat in the polar cold of Geoffroy-Guichard, the former Parisian captain greatly encouraged his players.

Often applauded them.

He gave his instructions in relative calm, without ever getting annoyed.

All in sobriety, without raising your voice.

In a totally different style from the Stéphanois coach, a few meters from him, excited on the edge of the field.

And whose cries still resonate in the sky of the Cauldron.

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Puel jumped for joy on Hamouma's goal, harangued his men on multiple occasions, brooding over certain arbitration decisions.

Pochettino was content to clench his fists after Kean's equalizer.

Without ever going up the towers.

Without great emotions.

Even after the Stéphanois goal, where there was however to say, he did not have an immediate reaction.

He stayed sober.

On the other hand, he took advantage of the next stoppage in play, Kean's goal, to talk about long seconds with his captain Marquinhos.

Presumably the action of the goal of the Greens.

Communication problem with Gueye

On many occasions, he came to discuss with one of his faithful assistants, Jesus Perez, leaning against the bench.

Pochettino was very attentive.

Idrissa Gueye also spoke a lot with her new coach during a good part of the meeting.

On its placement.

On his passes forward.

The two men did not always seem to understand each other.

Pochettino also often asked his team to procrastinate, to take their time, to build, when some tended, according to him, to play certain situations too quickly.

Marco Verratti, installed in a new role by the former Tottenham coach - higher on the pitch, a bit like a number 10 - has often discussed with his coach, especially at the start of the match.

Pochettino replaced him several times, often judging him too high, too close to Moses Kean.

Few words, however, during the match, from the Argentine for Kylian Mbappé.

The world champion, positioned on the left, was however very close to his coach in the first period.

The latter left him quite a bit of freedom.

The technician showed a little more emotion at the end of the meeting, feeling that PSG would not make the decision.

A little more sigh after the lack of spontaneity of his men in front of goal.

A little more grumbling about an arbitration decision.

But a first match that will not go down in history.

He has work to do.

He knows it.