It has become a habit since taking office.
At each match-day press conference, Mauricio Pochettino is behind schedule, which sometimes exceeds 30 minutes.
Journalists joke about it, when some Internet users think they have missed the speech of the Parisian coach.
In reality, these delays are mainly the result of training sessions that do not always start on time (mainly because of the video sessions) but, above all, which often stretch in length.
“The main difference with Tuchel's training is not so much the intensity but rather the fact that the training lasts longer and that there is less downtime,” said an intimate from the Lodges camp.
It is therefore not uncommon for Marquinhos and his partners to spend two hours on the lawns of the Ooredoo center, separated into different workshops, as was still the case last Wednesday.
We know that the Argentine is fond of what is called pre-activation, a kind of very thorough warm-up that precedes the actual training sessions and that he imported from the Premier League to PSG.
On the ground, the Parisians also discovered quite intense physical sessions led by Sebastiano Pochettino, son of and physical trainer of the club, or his French colleague Nicolas Mayer.
During the first days of January, some observers were amused to see Mbappé launch: “Hey, how many are there, Nico (Mayer)?
»While the PSG players chained eight series of high intensity races.
This harsh method has borne fruit in Barcelona where Paris physically suffocated their opponent on February 16 (4-1).
But it does not consistently translate into the game where progress is still too disparate.
With the group of stars during the toros
In terms of management of his troops, Pochettino relies on a method already proven across the Channel at Tottenham.
As soon as he took office, he got closer to the group's executives and, during the first training sessions, he showed an obvious bond with Verratti and Mbappé.
Sessions, where the Argentinian coach - far from a Laurent Blanc always behind - spoke a lot and calmly at each interruption of play. During the eve of the match, he does not hesitate to talk at length at the end of the match. 'training with one or two players, like Icardi and Di Maria before Marseille, or Kimpembe before Barcelona.
Moreover, the new Parisian manager would not have deactivated the famous council of wise men in which Verratti, Mbappé, Marquinhos, Navas and Kimpembe participate.
Among Spurs, "Poche" had already gotten into the habit of relying on captains like Kane, Lloris or Vertonghen.
Also, when he participates in toros, it is in the “group of stars”, which means he has to suffer the bridges of Di Maria and others as shown in a famous video.
It is up to less-rated players to keep up with the pace and level up.
But if he listens to them, the former defender does not tell his players everything.
The day before Barça, he did not give them the starting eleven, just to avoid leaks.
Some of them have also discovered with surprise the day of the match the tenure of Kean, preferred to Sarabia.
He does not hesitate to import new technologies to the sidelines
To better understand his group, Pochettino took advantage of this break in the bench of a year between Spurs and PSG to operate a kind of update.
Professionally, of course, but also in the field of extra-sports.
He, who wants to understand how current footballers work, has, with the help of his sons, taken a very close interest in social networks and the use of them by younger generations.
Thus, he does not hesitate to import new technologies to the sidelines.
Facing Monaco, last Sunday, we saw his deputy Jesus Perez leaning over a computer screen without finding the solution to the Parisians' efficiency problems.
On the other hand, the Argentinian has not brought up to date the optional sessions of the afternoon and the greening of the day before the match as was the case with Spurs.
He also deleted the morning session at Camp des Loges when the matches take place at 9 p.m. in Paris.
Finally, in media terms, he merged into the costume of a technician with minimalist communication, contrasting with the salient speeches of his predecessor.
What fits with the philosophy of a club that loves nothing less than bad publicity.
