Pochettino speaks on plans for PSG

Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as head coach after making Thomas Tuchel’s departure official earlier this week.

Tuchel, a 47-year-old German, won six pieces of domestic silverware in his 2.5-year stint at Parc des Princes. Pochettino, a 48-year-old Argentine, arrives with no major trophies to his name but history as a PSG player between 2001-03 with the final of those seasons as captain. “Poch” managed Espanyol, Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur for a decade before being removed in 2019 by Spurs.

Both Tuchel and Pochettino have guided sides to the two most recent Champions League finals with the former beaten by Bayern Munich with the Ligue 1 giants and the latter defeated by Liverpool — who PSG finished ahead of in the group stage — as Tottenham Hotspur boss in 2018-19.