THOMAS TUCHEL HAS been appointed as the new coach of Paris Saint-Germain on a two-year deal, the French champions confirmed on Monday.
The 44-year-old German has agreed to succeed Unai Emery, who will leave after the final game of the French season this weekend.
“It is with much joy, pride and ambition that I am joining this big club, Paris Saint-Germain,” said Tuchel in a statement released by PSG.
“I can’t wait to start working with all these great players who are all amongst the best in the world.
“Paris Saint-Germain has enormous potential and it is by far the most exciting proposition in football.”
It was an open secret that Tuchel had been lined up as the next coach of the ambitious club from the French capital.
They had been on the look-out for a replacement for Emery ever since being beaten 5-2 on aggregate by Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League in early March.
That disappointment in Europe, following a humiliating loss against Barcelona at the same stage a year ago, meant there was no chance of Emery’s two-year contract being renewed at the end of this campaign.
Tuchel was a free agent after leaving Borussia Dortmund a year ago, despite leading the team to victory in last season’s German Cup.
“Thomas is one of the best and most competitive European coaches to have emerged over the last few seasons,” declared PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi.
“He abides by very strong principles of playing spectacular and clinical football that has always been the foundation of German football, especially on the international scene.
“His competitive spirit, his preference for attacking football and his strong character are in line with what we have always wanted for Paris Saint-Germain.”
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Mayo won’t win with O Shea slowing play up on the pitch
A brilliant article, maith Thu Maurice.
Mayo have been plagued by serious bad luck through the last decade and some crazy decisions by players and management also. This label of bottlers is bull. Any athelete or team that have experienced the pain that Mayo have gone thru in the last decade and still keep on coming back every year is just phenomenal.
Think the author nailed it with analysis of Horan. We’ll see if lessons have been learned when May &June come around…..hope so
You can coach anything you like but it’s what goes on in the 6 inches between the ears that matters when push comes to shove. And Mayo still can’t get that right.
After all is said gaelic football would be so boring without Mayo.
@Tom Keane: i know its great fun watching them bottle it and the supporters thinking Sam is theirs to loose
Good article. James has certainly given Mayo supporters some white knuckle ride while Mayo manager. Of course the fact that Sam has not been brought home will inevitably be held against him. If he doesn’t get there will be regarded as the best manager never to win an All Ireland? Not ba title that he’d want.