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Champions League: for Pochettino, "the team to beat" is Chelsea

2021-09-14T16:52:37.736Z


Asked at a press conference on Tuesday, the Parisian coach rejects the label of favorite in C1. He prefers to give it to Chelsea, defending champion.


The PSG big favorite of the Champions League vintage 2021-22?

An opinion shared by many observers.

Not Mauricio Pochettino, who prefers to stick the team label to beat on the backs of Chelsea players.

These are the title holders.

So the team to beat, if there is to be one, it's Chelsea,

"notes the Argentinian coach, shrewdly"

that they have also strengthened themselves by signing good players this summer and they have spent more money than PSG this summer

”.

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And to add, taking up a speech he has already held in recent weeks: “

We are not yet a team as such.

The club recruited a lot of players this summer, including some very big names.

But we still have to become a team, like Chelsea did last season.

Chelsea are the team to beat because they achieved their goal.

We are a group of players who must become a strong team to achieve the results we want

. "

Messi-Mbappé-Neymar, first?

"Poche" is also delighted to have as many "

choices

" to make as this season, with this XXL squad, affirming that all its decisions will be taken on "

sporting criteria

". The Argentine coach, however, did not reveal his plans for the titular goalkeeper and a hierarchy between Gianluigi Donnarumma and Keylor Navas. The first of the Messi-Mbappé-Neymar trio for this Wednesday? "

Maybe, yes ... It's possible,

" he said again with a smile. Suspense ...

Source: lefigaro

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