How to articulate the “MNM”?
This is the question that Mauricio Pochettino asked himself throughout last season, after the arrival of Leo Messi in the summer of 2021. Before him, Unai Emery and Thomas Tuchel had already sought the right formula to get the best out of Neymar and Kylian Mbappé, whether with Edinson Cavani, Mauro Icardi or Angel Di Maria.
Christophe Galtier does not escape this insoluble equation, he who would have preferred to be able to count on a pure juice center-forward in order to associate him with “KM” in front.
This player never came.
The 56-year-old coach must therefore reconcile the irreconcilable, while also trying to spare the egos of each other.
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Not easy, we saw it with the recent “pivot gate”, Mbappé being only moderately delighted with its use since the start of the season.
Enough to imagine a departure in the weeks or months to come?
The interested party denied.
The club too.
However, the discomfort is very real.
In any case, message received, Galtier having previously…
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