“Bienvenido mister Pochettino.
This is the message that Angel Di Maria published to accompany, this Friday, one of his stories on Instagram where we see him making a gesture that is at least original.
During a toro, where a small group of players, gathered in a circle, pass the ball around while avoiding those placed in the center intercepting it, the Argentinian midfielder has allowed himself a small bridge over… Mauricio Pochettino .
The Parisian coach, who succeeded Thomas Tuchel since the beginning of the year, was invited in this small exercise, like what Luis Fernandez was doing in the years 2001-2003, at the time when he was a player himself.
On the video, we can see Di Maria making a small pass with his left foot that goes between the legs of Pochettino who were trying to throw themselves towards him to recover the ball.
As a result, the coach falls to his knees and finds himself with his nose in the grass of the Loges camp while Di Maria, so proud of his shot, goes to celebrate it as if he had just scored a goal by sliding flat belly, arms outstretched ...
Di Maria he will end up on the bench 😂 pic.twitter.com/7McUXjCzos
- Mélina (@ Mel7210) January 29, 2021
On social networks, these images obviously circulated, promising a delicate sporting destiny for the player after this double chambering.
In the very short term, several tweeters imagine, with humor, that Di Maria will be on the bench this Sunday for the trip to Lorient.
Angel Di Maria, however, has never hidden his admiration for the club's new coach, which he even placed in his legendary 11 on the occasion of the club's 50th anniversary.
In addition, he has just granted an interview to TyC Sports where he expresses all the good he thinks of Pochettino.
“Things are starting to improve,” he says.
We're starting to win.
We needed a change.
We work a lot and in a very good atmosphere.
There are always smiles, the workouts are very spectacular.
We're all happy with it.
"
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In an interview with Le Parisien, the Franco-Argentinian coach of the Stade Français Gonzalo Quesada explained that he was convinced of Pochettino's success "because today, in all sports, the great players expect their coach to 'he is the best example of all that he demands ”.