Have PSG Created A Monster They Can't Control?
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- Over the summer, PSG were hailed as having one of the greatest transfer windows of all time, bringing in the likes of Gianluigi Donnarumma, Sergio Ramos, and Lionel Messi - all on free transfers.
However, three months into the season, there is a feeling of quiet discomfort about the performances of Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 and the UEFA Champions League, and plenty of criticism aimed at Mauricio Pochettino.
In this video, HITC Sevens takes a look at some of Mauricio Pochettino's struggles, as well as a deeper malaise regarding the culture at the club, and ponders whether PSG might have made some very costly mistakes. - Sport
That's what happen when your squad is filled with Star Players rather than Team Players.
In today's time, every star player is a team player. There is no Baggio or Maradona who dribble past everyone and score. Even Messi demands a 1-2 pass from his teammates to succeed.
Yea the only one I could think of is Marquinhos
@@jatin2616 I think what he means is that there are less players that would be prepared to be a real unit. Its one thing having all these talented players, but another thing to get them to work together as a team
@@jatin2616 I disagree very hard. Messi has done those type of things more than Maradona and Baggio combined. Also let me remind you that he is 34 and has been doing it since 17. But ofc it has been reduced. Players change when they grow older. And messi is one of the smartest players in the world every move and every thing he does has a reason. He wants win just doesnt want to show off. Everything is for the benefit of the team. It doesnt mean that he wont do those things. He does but if it benefits the team by some way.
@@kobehuman4943 that is the managers job to do. There are many examples where the whole team is full superstars and it works perfectly.
Potch's biggest issue is the players have more power than him.
It's an amazing team, but ironically not good enough? Which is crazy to say.
PSG is an NBA team of European football.. Players are more important than the coach, money is everything and players come and go, 99% not focusing on the team, rather on themselves
Similar culture at Chelsea. Poor mourinho and conte :,(
No it's not the players but its psg as a club and its management of its players- psg allows too much freedom and relaxation to the players u won't see another club do that
They need Zidane tbh, poch needs to go to a team like united, a team with good players but some with a bad work ethic
@@Nick-ht5yi lol are you stupid ..or what..Similar culture at Chelsea??🤣🤣 No player has more power than manager in Chelsea..It's the board who are very reckless in decision making..PSG has pool of Mega star..like Messi,neymar,mbappe, Ramous..There is literally zero mega stars in Chelsea..Ask any one who with limited football knowledge they will recognize these PSG mega stars while no body knows the names of these Chelsea players..except maybe Lukaku after he joined them this season..
It's hilarious to see Ramos and Messi forced to stand side-by-side, after the many Clasicos they've been at loggerheads at.
Ramos hasn't even played for PSG yet, he's injured.
Ramos hasn’t played at all, and PSG are actually considering cancelling his contract as he hasn’t been the least bit fit since joining the side
@@KellanGDM I was referring to the image of them on the podium, where they're literally shoulder-to-shoulder. Well, half a foot off but still.
I bet the money helps. They probably pay extra for that. You never know?
Forced? It was their decision to join this absurd shit😔🤮🤑🤑🤥
I can't believe Lille actually set one of the backroom staff on fire to celebrate a trophy (1:55)
haha that was worth going back to look at
Damn, no amount of money can beat that level of dedication 😅
Holy shit 😂
That was part of their sacrificial deal with the devil.. A soul for a trophy 😂
Would be willing to sacrifice myself too so my club could be Bundesliga champion
Well, they have created a monster that can’t defend
😂😂😂
thisss😂😂😂
aged well
Yes, they have. From a financial point of view despite PSG's owners having deeper pockets than the Mariana trench, the monterary side of it is equivalent to opening Pandora's box
lol
deeper pockets than the mariana trench 😭😭
Mariana Trench ? That the Chelsea lady ?
French teams spend years building a good team. Then they win the league once and then their players get picked off in the summer. Even if PSG are screw ups they`d still win the league every other year.
Thats cus english clubs have way to much money on average compared to other european clubs
@@ja1295 they know how to market themselves
@@gaara4667 it started cus the prem broke away from the efl making it easier for them to make money through tv rights
Except psg lost the league last season lol…
@@usersixnine347 He said PSG were screw ups for that exact reason. But no doubt they’ll win again since other teams can’t keep their players.
It's still weird seeing Messi in a PSG kit
Greedy players, Messi should be playing at Newells and Ronaldo at Spirting Lisbon. There passengers that can't be carried thats why Bayern and Liverpool are the best teams in the world at this current moment
@@thedoc225ify Messi couldnt control what he wanted and he just picked the highest paid
@@Void-ze3iu So that makes him greedy. I'm sure Atletico would of had him but it's obvious he didn't wanna take a pay cut as he's gone to the team that pays the most
@@thedoc225ify he would take a pay cut for Barca, not Atletico. And it was not enough. Since you are moving either way, better go to a good paying team.
@Héctor Martín Peña Pollastri a year on and he should be going to Newells but instead he's signing a new contract with PSG.
Zidane should take the PSG job. I think he's the only current manager that could get anything out of that team. PSG needs a guy who can keep the ego's in check and Zizou is the only one with a big enough reputation and history himself to manage it. Could easily see him arriving there and winning champions Leagues without much issue.
That's a good shout. He did it with a Real Madrid full of egos 🤷♂️
He also has experience, having played in the mid 2000 Galacticos side and it's pitfalls
Thats true, but Perez said zidane wants to manage the french national team.
at real he had a reaaly good team this team has only good forwards except for verrati all other midfielders are trash zidane is not the answer
Hes a Marseille fan tho isnt he? Doubt hed wanna take that job
I couldn't have described PSG's superteam any better than you did in the title. My issue with PSG is that all the other European contenders all have a tried and tested blueprint on how they can win the Champions League whereas I feel PSG - with all their star quality - still haven't quite cracked the Champions League jackpot. I don't necessarily agree with the whole "farmers' league" term people use to dismiss Ligue Un as a sub-par league but it's hard to disagree that PSG's season doesn't start in February when the Champions League knockout stages begin - given PSG's dominance over French domestic football over the last decade. It'll be interesting to see whether or not Messi can lead PSG to unprecedented Champions League glory 🤔
I mean Mbappe missed from 5 yards against Bayern in a champions league final that they ended up losing 1-0… they’ve been to at least the semi’s 2 years in a row knocking out (an admittedly Lewandowskiless) Bayern, Barcelona (with messi at the time), Atalanta (during the season in which they almost won Serie A) and Leipzig at the top of their game under nagelsman… they’re currently top of the toughest CL group and a win tomorrow night takes them through and a point against city wins them the group. They’re almost unbeatable at home when the crowd’s in (even in Europe) because it’s one of the loudest in Europe… this whole super team can’t win anything because no one works hard thing is demonstrably false, against city both Neymar and Mbappe we’re defending in their box, Neymar regularly presses hard for Brazil, Di Maria does for Argentina… like I would get the doom laden hypotheses if they were actually in any danger of going out… they’re not
@@callumalston5755 Group B is the group of death, not PSG’s group.
@@callumalston5755 Totally agree but the point I'm trying to argue is PSG's style of play in relation to other UCL contenders. Guardiola's Man City play a clear possession-based style, Klopp's Liverpool gegenpress, Tuchel's Chelsea play with an extremely effective counterattack and Naglesmann's Bayern - similar to Liverpool - use a very effective press and apply a very high line. PSG to me seem like a team of brilliant individuals rather than a like-minded entity greater than the sum of its parts.
@@the_one_the_only4651 Pep hasn't won a champions League since Barcelona
@@the_one_the_only4651 poch plays the same system as tuchel except he plays a 4 instead of a 5 back… they literally can play both counter attack because of Mbappe and hakimi’s pace or they can hold possession, the beauty of that team is they can do literally whatever they want too
Can you do a documentary on the afc Wimbledon on the nine promotions in eleven years, how they’re a fan own club and how they have a stadium in plough lane now.
The story of they lost the club, how the F A allowed that and won’t allow that anymore.
How they went up the English football leagues.
My bother was wondering past Wimbledon Common one day many years ago and they were training and testing members of the public that were interested in joining the club. Its great that the new Wimbledon team is fan owned and run. Would certainly be interested in a video like that!
They changed their name to "MK Dons in early 2,000s
@@leehenry5764 Milton Keynes are another club who stole a teams football league spot
They are a franchise club
@@balham5606 Wimbledon moved to MK Dons and changed their name in 2,004 to "MK Dons.
@@leehenry5764 So yeah, they ain't Wimbledon. Football clubs in England are not franchises. The only real Wimbledon are AFC Wimbledon. MK Dons just basically bought the old Wimbledon's place in the league.
Neymar says Mbappe looks like Donatello from Ninja Turtles...it's funny 'cos it's true...! 😂
@Ackeem yes Despite the shell Donatello is handsome, not sure about Mbappe...him not being a ninja turtle and everything...
I'm honestly starting to believe that there are just too many factors in creating a winning team. Having good individual players is just one part of that. I think too many people believe that having three of the greatest players in the world with guarantee you things, no. You could put together a wonderteam like playing FIFA, but if you can't find chemistry, a playstyle, a game plan then things won't work out. In the end the best players are just not noticeably better than the average ones, they won't change your luck alone, even the likes of Messi and Ronaldo I'm afraid.
For me the greatest differences with Real Madrid, specially with the 2010's era, are that, while having the biggest stars from all over the world, they still had plenty of in house talents (or players that came at early age and stayed in differfent categories for 10+ years) that lived for Real Madrid principles and were able to instruct and inspire other players that came, to tell them what Real Madrid represents, wants, and lives for, that carried the name with pride and love and tried their best to form a sense of unity around those pinciples.
Another big thing for me is that even the president and ejecutives are just directing the club, it cannot be buyed and even if they can have their things to complain about and find them faults and flaws, they are, again, in house people, they have been "socios" and supporters for their entire lives and they will always be. That also plays a role in wanting the best for Real Madrid interests and not only while they are managing it, for the greatness and prosperity of the club for years to come.
And lastly, PSG cannot match Real Madrid's legacy, it speaks for them, as players, managers, presidents... Everyone knows what RM represents in the football history, and that has a weight on everyone that involves themselves with the club.
Young players from 2010 had less options then they do now. Young players are getting crazy contracts and opportunities now.
Pochettino at Spurs just proves he isn't a bad manager. He took that side and made them genuine top 4 challengers, Champions League finalists etc.
Arsene Wenger was routinely panned for doing this same thing with Arsenal for a decade sans the single Champions League final which Tottenham got bopped in.
Let’s be honest, Spurs had some luck to reach that final. But Poch being successful at Spurs doesn’t mean he’ll be successful at the top clubs. Like how David Moyes flourishes when managing a mid table club like West Ham, but grumbles when managing a top club. There’s levels to this and I don’t think Poch is ready for a big club. Like the video said, Poch does well in “project” clubs, PSG is not a project club, they expect to win now and that’s the problem because so far they don’t look anywhere near of even reaching the semi final
True I agree.
I just think the people calling him a bad manager is ridiculous. I'd say he's more out of his depth.
What you are all saying is true though. I'd class Sean Dyche and Eddie Howe as good managers for both managing to keep their teams in the Premier League for aslong as they have/did with the squads that they had. But if you put either one in charge of a Real Madrid or a Man City it wouldn't work.
Just think it's harsh to call people terrible managers when they are simply just out of their depth.
@@J-CG Yup, true. I think he's out of his depth but it doesn't mean he's a bad manager. He can still potentially be very successful at clubs that will allow him time and freedom to sell players and buy the ones he want etc. But going to ready made clubs that expects him to win the UCL with what he has, it'll be difficult. But with all the criticism he gets, the main reason is his use of Messi, its seems like he wants Messi to change from doing what he has been doing through out his carrier that made him the best player, and turn him into a winger. To see him not being able to know what to do with Messi on its on is a sin and that alone can get him the sack. More so, Messi and Neymar have already proven they can form a deadly partnership if used right (as proven from their time in Barcelona) but yet, under Poch, those 2 don't even seem like they've ever played together.
They got lucky vs City.
this is why more clubs need to implement ideologies similar to gasperini at atalanta. just fill your squad up with hard working, box to box, physically fit players who are sure to put the team ahead of themselves (a good way to find those players is to do what they did and focus on players from the belgian, dutch, russian, and other lower leagues). Look at duvan zapata, he went from a serie a bust to one of the best strikers in the last few years, all because he’s part of a selfless system that compliments the TEAM over one player. Atalanta have even sold some of their best players over the years (papu gomez, romero, gollini, castagne,kessie) and they haven’t even missed a beat.
On a budget it is fantastic but with a budget like PSG has Gasperini´s philosophy is too reactive as it essentially depends on men-marking and can be confused by players getting into unusual spots.
@@murmor6890 that is why you sign players that are versatile and can play multiple positions. A useful and expendable player is worth more than a superstar that narrows down your strategy.
With all the respect to atalanta and gasperini, what have they won
@@vaannebilim they went from being a relegation side to a top 5 team in the serie a and champions league regular? so many people like you seem to think gasperini really isn’t much (maybe because he doesn’t coach your club) when he’s one of the most impressive coaches in europe right now. with the amount of money atalanta spend on transfers and wages they are probably the most successful club in europe. their wage bill is cheaper than most sides in the second division of england. watch football.
A problem for PSG is, they have more players, which you can build a team around, than space on the starting 11 to play all of them.
Remember that the “Glacticos” only won La Liga once lol…
Thats because Barcelona had thr ugly players
And remember they won consecutive 4 or 5 CL (I dunno the correct number)
@@nindupeetamrahul8797 he’s referring to the original galácticos
They should try a 3-2-5 tactic. That way they can have all their good players playing!
Then i'll now know they are playing FIFA😆😆
This isn't FIFA mate. There's a reason no big team plays such a formation. Too defensively vulnorable.
Well this is technically a 3-5-2 but more attacking mindedly
@@aliatwi7757 why did you put the ly on the end of minded
@@lewis8634 I don’t honestly know lol , but I still don’t think it is wrong is it ?
I’ve been watching PSG a lot this season mainly because of Messi.
And they just don’t play good football, they fail to create many clear chances and defensively they concede too many crosses which lead to goals. Messi has struggled to make an impact and I believe it’s because he isn’t receiving the ball in areas which he can be dangerous in on a consistent basis. I also think Neymar just looks a shadow of the player he was 2+ years ago.
I personally don’t think Pochettino is good enough for the job, I think PSG need a manager who can control the ego’s in the dressing room. Someone like Peo Guardiola would thrive at PSG.
he’s literally first in the league and ucl group stages, all messi fanboys do is blame him for messi not performing well
@@jjc1752 man just said he started to watch PSG cause of Messi. Leave him. Messi only has a few more years so let him cherish the moments until he finds another player to stick with
I reckon Pep would just kick Neymar out of the starting line up immediately
Mbappe, Verratti, and Gueye play good football.
As a City fan I beg to differ, Pep would have the same problem with Pochettino. Pep and Pochettino play high pressing football, but PSG's front players don't press, so unless PSG's front players press, then even Pep's system, or even Klopp won't work well.
I'd even go as far as to say PSG and Pep are like oil and water. Pep would fight the star players for not working hard enough for his system, and the players want to show to Pep that they are bigger than the club, the club will obviously support the players, and it will result in a big fallout.
I think PSG need a manager flexible in his systems, a manager that doesn't use high pressing. Most of all someone who is good at man- management. I think Zidane would be an obvious choice.
Who’s here after PSG got eliminated in the UEFA Champions League by Real Madrid?
ME
Yes 🤣
I remember Ian Rush talking about his time at Juventus and how when he started to press and close down defenders to win the ball back,as he had done all his life at Liverpool,no one else joined in.I also remember the typical saying at Liverpool that the first defender was the centre forward.Maybe Liverpool didn't press high all the time but I wish people wouldn't say that people like Pochettino invented the high pressing game in England.He didn't.
Truth
They are becoming more and more like Real Madrid's Galacticos of the early 00's. They had loads of the biggest names in football at the time but despite that they don't always play well as a team and very rarely win the league as a result.
they never replace Redondo or Makelele.
The Galacticos were much better. They won the cl twice in 2000 and 2002
@@TeamOfThe80s Although Figo and Zidane did already play in 02, nothing really came after it. Even with Perez _"one-megastar-per-season-policy"._
The project was an overall failure.
@@yannick245 fair point
You’re channel is a true footballers “goalmine.” Very informative.
How does a manager succeed in the best league in the world with Southampton and fail in the 5th highest rated league in the world with some of best players in the world?…Too many “stars.”
Absolutely love Jurgen Klopp and the Liverpool philosophy. Starts yes but balance…everything in moderation.
The “best” players don’t always make the best team.
Well said
Too many divas and too unbalanced with so many attacking players who don't want to defend
Reminds me of the first Galactico era of Real Madrid
PSG's team is actually not that great guys, their midfield (apart from Verratti) sucks hard, you can have all of the superstars in the world but if you have a shitty midfield you're not going to win anything of note.
Midfield is the most important position and they are very bad in it.
not to mention their full/wing backs
Ligue 1 had 4 different winners in the last decade. Yet they say it's a one team league. Other popular leagues in Europe had only 1, 2 or 3 title winners. Only EPL had 5 winners. How ironic
I find it ridiculous how internet people insult the professionalism of the 5th best league in Europe
According to these self proclaimed experts, you're not a professional footballer unless you play for one of the routhly 20 best teams in Europe
If Ligue 1 is a farmers league then what should we call the Bundesliga? Bayern could win it even with their eyes closed. Thankfully the Serie A was able to get rid of Juve's reign of terror and become competitive again.
Ligue 1 is still a Farmer's Market League. Honestly, the EFL Championship is more competitive right now than Ligue 1.
Urmmm the reason why it is called a farmers league is because of how successful the teams are in european competition not only their league
Premier league winners in the last 10 years : 5; man city, Liverpool, Chelsea, Leicester, man U
League 1 winners in last 10 years : 4
Montpellier, Monaco, psg, lille
Lol. We can't say that about Serie A, La Liga & Bundesliga. Yet they say PSG in a one team league 🤣😂
@@techniciansinc6048 Exactly, Serie A in the last 10 years, 2 - Inter and Juventus
Bundesliga, 2 - Dortmund and Bayern
La Liga, 3 - Real, Barca, Atletico
I think it's important to tally the number of titles here.
PSG have won 7 out of the last 10 years.
Man City have won 5 times, Chelsea twice.
Furthermore Man City won 17-18, 18-19 titles back to back, with no titles for 3 season before.
If you were trying to point out Ligue 1 is not a monopoly then you failed.
@@theregretman4868 hmmm. You're unto stmg. I wonder What would u say about Serie A? 🤔
@@theregretman4868 but PSG still has less a monopoly than Juventus and Bayern (both won 9 titles in the last 10 years). Still the fact of 4 champions in Ligue 1 in the last 10 years is less a prove of how competitive the league is, but rather how much PSG failed and humiliated itself, since the spending gap between PSG and Lille/Montpellier is much bigger than between Bayern and Dortmund for example...
Now theirs rumors of Sergio Ramos’ contract might be terminated due to fitness🤯
Haha hope so!!
He's earned 4million already without kicking a Ball.
@@robcurios740 damn how much does he earn per year? 12m?
I'm so happy to see qatar saint germain out of the champions like in every single season, most plastic club in football history!
Alfie you work so hard week in week out. I respect you so much.
Marqhinos should be in the defensive midfield position like how Tuchel played he was amazing in that position.
Short answer: Yes. Yes they have
My answer: Yes, just like happened before to Real Madrid with the Galácticos, too much ego, too many players playing for themselves instead of for the team
Y lo dice un cule
From a footballing perspective, I'd say their goals are too high. Not in a Bolivian sense, of course, more in a "Brazil at their home World Cup" sense.
It's very normal for champions of domestic competitions to have a few bad games, but one bad game in the second half of the season and you're out.
Hahaha that Bolivia line. Good job
bolivian? is it because of their altitude?
You have three stars who don`t bother to defend, you defineteley won`t win the CL..
Did you watch the game against city? Both Neymar and Mbappe were defending around their own box, it’s just not necessary for them to do in Ligue 1
@@callumalston5755 Actually i did not see that game. But many other games, when the game did not go their way and all of them seemed to not care anymore, did not defend at all..
I've done it so many times in Championship Manager. You get the best squad together and then pull your hair out trying to fit the attacking talent into one team. Eventually you play most players out of form and into disenchantment by trying to keep everyone happy. Messi needs to be in the #10 role and Mbappe needs to be the pressing striker. If there are too many attacking talents then one (Neymar/Di Maria) needs to be on the bench
Yep. Agreed here. On my Championship Manager 03/04 I have Kevin Nolan, Issac Osbourne and Michael Stewart at DMC. So far I have gone with Nolan. Same again at DR, I've got Hanno Balitsch, Paul Jagielka and Steven Wright. First half of season went with Jagi, then second half swapping for Balitsch. And don't start me on the DL's......
You DO know/understand that DiMaria creates the Most Chances,has the most assists and most years ranks higher in some ratings than Neymar Jr and Mbappe. A 3-4-2-1, with DiMaria as roving attacking midfielder.(as Ancelotti played him in Madrid).😁👍
@@oswaldjames6295 I love Di Maria. The problem is not Di Maria but fitting Jr, Messi and KM in the same side. The video is about maximising Messi while minimising his defensive weakness and the general lack of high press (Poch's fav strat) in the PSG team. Neymar has taught Mbappe bad habits. Mbappe has so much pace and stamina he should be like Tevez on Maradona's 94 WC formula
I like your formation but I'd go 3-2-3-1-1 with PSG's current squad. Their squad is stupid they have 3 world class GKs and 5 GK in total but only 4 forwards. If everyone is fit their best XI to balance out their weakness against a quality side while still being incredibly dangerous going forward is:
Donnarumma - GK
Kimpembe - LCB
Ramos - CB
Marquinhos - RCB
Gueye - DMF centre-right
Verratti - DMF centre-left
Di Maria - AMC
Neymar - LMF/LWB/LWF*
Hakimi - RMF/RWB*
Messi - SS/#10/Free*
Mbappe - Striker/LCF*
* are the preferred positions
The team is still unbalanced this time with Neymar but that setup is compensated by the two holding midfielders and the extra space this would create for Hakimi and Messi on the RC and RWF, Hakimi being an expert crosser
I'd rotate Neymar with Di Maria on the left, maybe sub one for the other every game to enable them to play that defensive position, or just drop Neymar or Di Maria in favour of Gini. Neymar would then become the super sub in the AMC/SS/Striker/LWF role. Neymar like Messi is more dangerous in central positions but he is now competing directly with the other 3. Can Neymar be trusted to play AMC or LMF? Probably not so acquiring Messi means Neymar is on the bench this season IMO
Ligue 1 IS a one team league. There's a reason why Montpellier's, Monaco's and Lille's Titles are considered fairytales and why all three had their squads picked apart.
Yet somehow another team pops up and wins the league every now and then
PSG will always be less than the sum of their parts
@@TeamOfThe80s exactly, way easier to win a league where PSG is in it, than a league where Liverpool, Man City or Bayern competes in.
Agreed on all points Alfie. With PSG they are too heavy up top,their forwards are brilliant with the ball but futile without it,the lack of physicality and ground duel ability is of major concern.They need to balance out their team and put players were they can contribute the most and be able to help out without the ball.So starting all 4 will never work,given their ages plus lack of physicality,so I say play 3 and find a strong midfielder who is strong in the air to win aerial duels at mid of the park.Then have a back 3,so wingbacks can push up to help the forwards recycle possession outside their half.
But which ever way,Poch is expected to win every game and if he fails to reach Champions League final,then he will be shown the door.
Its so hard managing a heavily financed team that is obsessed with winning UCL.
They’re the baguette Galacticos
I really hope one day we see some investment and resurgence in clubs like Lille, Lyon, Marseille and Monaco where French trams can hold onto some of the world class French talent the country produces, what a season that would be to watch.
Believe it or not some French clubs are super rich it's just that the owners didnt really care much about winning or spending
Last time I was this early the Irish Guy had hopes and dreams
He still has them. Only Mourinho is front and center in them
@@lucaslonchampt613 Mou is his shining beacon of light.
7 Most unique goals the prem has ever seen
Henry vs United. Berkamp vs Newcastle . Arsenal team goal vs Norwich
Pape Cisse against Chelsea I suppose
I absolutely love this idea, but it may require full footage of the goal and it isn't something you can tell a nice story around each entry
It was more or less done by Sky Sports who could actually show the goal
@@debayanbhunia7084 Bergkamp v Newcastle definitely. Even as a Liverpool fan I couldn't help but love watching Bergkamp play.
I would also ad Di Canio's scissor-volley, and the first of Le Tissier's two goals against (I think) Newcastle.
The time is coming where Football is going to price itself right out of existence. The Transfer Market and Wages etc. has got absolutely bonkers and even the most mediocre Player is costing a Club and arm, keg and both balls to buy. Maguire is the perfect example. £80m plus, for a Donkey that is worth £45m on the Transfer Market, getting a flat wage of £180k a week, who is no better (if not worse!) than Tyron Mings...Both English. Both the same age. Mings would cost £27m No doubt add another £10m, just because he is English and HG), to buy and would command a wage of no more than £85k-£90k a week. I would say 3 years ago and before the Transfer Market went nuts, you could of got Maguire for about £30-£35m and on a wage of £70k a week tops. Mings would have cost £20-£25m and about £45k a week. I do not care who they are, or what value they bring in endorsements, is Neymar really worth the £480m paid? (now with a worth of £105m).Messi is valued at £80m by PSG and he is knocking on 35 ffs. Something has to be done and a Cap has to be introduced, before all of Football ends up like the old NASL in 1985.
Yes yes yes,
@@wolfgangoppenheimer2905 Ooookies...?...lol
English players cost more mostly due to the home grown quota. Clubs can charge more for their English players as they know the ones buying need to have a certain amount of home grown players in their match day squad. For example, if Jude Bellingham is sold in the summer, he will probably go for around £100m
@@johnmitchell2269 That was one point that I was making :0) But that is no excuse for the over inflated Transfer Fees and Wages. I also do think that what I say will eventually come to fruition, where either Clubs will not be able to afford the Transfer Fee, or the Wages, or no Club Owner will be willing to pay the ridiculous Fees and will do what Chelsea have mostly done and have paved the way for and that is to cultivate Youth and save a fortune. I also think, even if Clubs do buy these Players at these ridiculous overinflated prices, just like PSG, they will not be able to afford to keep them for long.
Spot on. Look at how much MUFC are paying a fortune to average players.
The problem is:
Mbappe - he wants to leave for Madrid
Messi - he's still hurt after leaving Barca
Neymar - has lost form over the years
They’ve built an ultimate team squad with 97 rating and 63 chemistry
And look what happened in the Champions League against Real Madrid of all teams... 😂
Excellent commentary, making the situation significantly less mysterious
I haven't wanted to see a team fail so spectacularly since the days of Real Madrid's galacticos.
This ain't FIFA.
I think it's a bit unfair to compare RM of the 2000s to the current PSG. It's just too simplified, our best player at that time... Ronaldo was amazing but he was facing left of injuries that kept threatening his career & he was way more overweight because he had in issue with his body filtering fat.
Yes, RM weren't the hardest working but the fact that Ronaldo kept trying to play & would often perform in such situations means something, you can't compare that Ronaldo to Neymar who is just lazy. The struggles of Ronaldo vs Neymar is a bad comparison imho & unfair to such legend like Ronaldo.
I think PSG are the galacticos of today, but the RM galacticos were even superior. And Ronaldo is the second best player I’ve seen in my life after Maradona
Sacchi - despite not having won any major trophy prior to his time at Milan - was a visionary who reinvented the way the game was played in the 80s and once he got the visibility at Milan, he got the entire Europe trying to copy him. He set himself apart back then sort of like Guardiola in the present time. Pochettino, already visible for years, is not, nor will ever be on that level. In fact, PSG should have added signing a top manager to their unbelievable transfer window, because if you have a F1 car and want to win the race, you better let a F1 pilot drive it. Also, they need someone strong enough to set the records straight with the ownership, to the effect that players only refer to the manager for anything other than contractual matters, since it looks like there are discipline issues related to management of the individual players and confusion about communication channels
Messi isn't a winger, he's always thrived in the short game on the inside making small feints and going past the first defender and then building momentum from there to create and open space up. He's so good that he'll still be dangerous playing as a winger but it's definitely not his ideal position at this point in his life
Poccetino needs to go. He's got 3 of the 5 best forwards in the entire world that are all best at moving laterally and creating space, but forces them into a rigid wide front 3 that kneecaps all of their best talents
No one will ever be success at psg like they think they deserve with such unbalanced squad.
If psg sacks him, Man U will take him and have way better chance to win big.
Very good piece.
It will be interesting to see if PSG can peak when they have to.
You add the number of players that psg did this summer, it takes time for egos to start working together. I expect that they will turn a corner very shortly
PSG is playing Football Manager with money cheats but no load game option.
When your club is full of players thinking the club should revolve around them.
Funny how Neymar´s transfer essentially fucked both Barca and PSG
I agree even with their all their firepower I as a Chelsea fan don't see them as a big threat. I would prefer to face them in R16 than to face Man City, Liverpool or Bayern Munich.
I think if a team is well organized and well drilled, they can beat PSG 7/10 times. Even though City lost 2-0 they looked more threatening and just lacked finishing
Lmao gtfo you low key Ronaldo fan girl
@@kb-is1jn I literally hate Ronaldo fanboys and fangirls the most
Why people are expecting PSG to be unbeatable ? Yes the do have great players but who are those great players ?
-- Messi: I am a die hard fan of him, the GOAT. However, I dont need to clear my eyes to see that he is not the same as he was once, Messsi does struggle playing against quality opponents and also struggling with his fitness now a days.
-- Ramos: Same as above, one of the best CB for more than a decade but not the same and also struggling with injuries.
-- Wijnaldum: Certainly a good option and very experienced but not one of the best CM currently.
-- Neymar , Mbappe, Di Maria, Icardi were playing together before this transfer window . PSG did not win any UCL even with that attack.
-- Hakimi , Mendis and Donnaruma are surely good signings.
Managing a team that has all of these high profile players requires a different type of coach which PSG lacks currently. Also, a team needs to be in cohesive , which will be very difficult as the type of football they have played is different. Its gonna take time.
He does not struggle against big opponents. But his fitness and pace decreased. He still play wells against big team .
@@lxfj2128 perhaps I could rephrase my sentence, he indeed plays good against big opponents, however his performance has dropped from what standard he had set for himself. Also I do feel he is not getting more of the ball, his touches are getting lesser and lesser since he joined PSG.
Pochettino isn't a villain, that's the thing.
He's too wholesome for PSG
they need ‘evil’ manager like mourinho,conte,simeone or even fraudiola,wholesome manager like ancelotti,tuchel and poch try and fail
@@souleymanediawara7714 Simeone would be fucking perfect for them.
That’s why poch suited Spurs because he’s way too nice
@@souleymanediawara7714 Tuches failed cause Leonardo didn’t liked him and vis versa
Day 43 : Every professional seasons of one player ranked from to best ( Messi, Maradona, Cruijff or any legend you want
This is great
Newcastle should learn from this mess.
Given your analysis, would poch be best fit for Newcastle to begin their transformation?
He is a bus parker, better get an offensive manager to create and hegemony
PSG have totally destroyed their balance, Poch had found a great balance and plan last season but that is totally destroyed now because of the arrival of Messi, they could have won the league last season if they wouldn't have a slow start and would have gone through in the semis of the UCL only if Mbappe was fit in the second leg
Acutally, it doesnt matter how they perform. Here is what this is about:
-> Messi: > 280 million followers on social media
-> Neymar: >165 million followers
-> Mbappe: > 61 million followers
-> Ramos: > 50 million followers
Think about the jersey and the merch people buy..messi, neymar, mbappe.It`s a must have collection for every kid out there!
These are the things that really matter when you see PSG as what it is: a vehicle to polish up the image of a qustionable regime and gaining acceptance.
It`s not a football club, it`s a lifestyle brand! You can invest a billion dollar in sports without a guarantee to win anything. Investing in (social) media reach is in contrast a very safe and forseeable thing.
So ey would say: they have everything under controle there.
This video is brilliant, and something that is close to my heart as a tottenham fan, because this past summer poch told psg he wanted to come back to tottenham and their owners refused to allow hum to leave when we approached them, he isn't happy there and is being held hostage, pochettino is too good for that ego maniacal circus
Zlatan is carrying Milan at 40 once and for all proving to the world who the best player really is.
Alfie is the only person I know that actively pushes the “Ligue 1 is NOT a farmers league” agenda and I’m all here for it
only problem is that it is a farmers league
You're somewhat right. Ligue 1 is a Farmer's Market League
In the 19/20 season the so-called _"farmer's leagues",_ the Bundesliga and Ligue 1, took all four spots in UCL semi-finals.
So from time to time, they do compete on the highest level. But this year is not looking good for the Bundesliga!
@@yannick245 they are farmer leagues dominated by 1 or 2 teams lol
Alfie, could you make a best xi of players only from countries where football is t the most popular sport?
Yeferson Soteldo, from Venezuela, should be
👏 Once again, well done
I’m not sure you can compare the mid 2010 Madrid to the Galacticos. That team was actually formed in a more organic, team oriented kind of way. I mean sure, the players were expensive stars but they seemed to actually be bought based on what the team needed and what they could bring to the team. Not just the most expensive players available... Regardless of need or chemistry or football tactics at all. PSG...? I’m not sure which type of team there are like yet...
I'm convinced everything in football involves hatem ben arfa
Stuff like this will never work this needs time and patience how do u think Barca and AC Milan got the dream teams during late 80's upto mid 90's there was no team rivaling these two it takes the right management right players right coach and most of all the right timing u can't just print out a 500mil check and think you'll win everything this isn't a game
when u only allowed to play 2-3 foreigners, until Bosman ruling happened.
Man city would have turned into this had it not been for Pep
I don't think that is the case. Man City's board has members who were part of Barcelona's board (when they were good), and I think Man City has more of a vision for the future, with the academy and facilities and stuff. I see PSG as a club trying to replicate Real Madrid's Galacticos, and I see Man City drawing inspiration from Pep's Barca. One a star studded team with big egos, and another a hard working team.
But yes Pep does play a big part in that, seeing as our academy plays the same type of football as the first team. The day he leaves I hope we never turn into Galacticos.
In all seriousness though, there's sooooo many ways to make it work, yes the likes of icardi and maybe di Maria are going to have to suck it up and potentially beat it altogether but like either messi in the middle where he is genuinely the greatest player of all time at controlling the ball and finding that crucial pass or nicking through the pack and have neymar and mbappe, two of the greatest attacking talents of a generation running in off him then just everyone else defends and maybe hakimi roams up the wing for some extra flavour on occasion to let mbappe fill the half space between the fullback and centre half or in the wider space behind the wing back against a back 3 and verratti sprays passes back and forth with messi while gueye holds the space the counter will surge to if they lose it, or the inverse of all of the above with messi on the right and mbappe through the middle where messi just drifts in and out of midfield and hakimi sits high just looking to pick up if he loses it and overlap when he cuts in and veratti just being a peg for messi to pass and move off of 🤦 millions a year to not have the stones to tell Julian draxler to f**k off is painful to see from poch like how can you complain you have too many good players mate its ridiculous just sell half your squad and buy like a upamecano and Kimmich and thats that, simple, balance restored.
Simply buying star players isn't enough. The team should buy players according to their playing style !!
I think potch is facing the same problems as Ole, too many over inflated egos in the dressing room.
I don't agree, Ole's main problem is his lack of tactics, i still don't have any ideia what he wants to do
@@gabsnandes7818 fair enough mate, but perhaps it's that the players are not listening to him.
Ole's issue is nothing to do with egos he's simply clueless. Cardiff fans describe him as their worst ever manager.
Ole is not good enough. Also PSG have bigger ego than their chance to win CL
@@gabsnandes7818 Poch as well, PSG under him hasn't been playing well for 10 months
this goes to show that cohesion in a TEAM sport is very important, you can buy the best bricks but if you don't buy the glue to keep them together you're going to have a crap house or in this case a crap team.
Such an ominous and cryptic title I love it Alfie lad
Pochettino has the worst win percentage for PSG in Ligue 1 since the QSI era, he is a decent manager but PSG don't suit him and they won't win the champions league with him
The expectations are too high there. Tuchel couldn't shine there, immediately after he was sacked, he won the CL at Chelsea. The same Will happen with Poch, he'll be successful after he's inevitably sacked. PSG is a poisoned chalice.
@@efancording6363 Leonardo never liked tuchel he didn't give him a single player he wanted and didn't renew Cavani and Thiago Silva whom tuchel wanted to stay Leonardo didn't spend anything in transfers last season just to get tuchel sacked, If tuchel had this season's team he would definitely win the champions league
@Donquixote Doflamingo they all want to win the champions league
@Donquixote Doflamingo And how do you know this? 😂😂 Mbappe and Neymar said they want to win champions league with PSG publicly
@Donquixote Doflamingo a!f
Can you do a video on bodø-glimt. They are looking to win the eliteserie again and it is a pretty good story
agreed.
maybe he does one when the season ends or when they are not in the ECL anymore, who knows where there journey goes this season.
Mess should go back to his former Argentina club or Barcelona, it's not happening for him in PSG. From last year's Top scorer to 0 league goals after 11 matches is abosolutely horrible demotion of his career.
Oh yeah he can just take a plane back to Argentina and sign up lmaoooo
Can you do a video on what’s going on in the Turkish Super League? All of the big three teams are struggling and are all below 3rd place after 11 games
Good shoutout
The thing about PSG is that they remind me of that old adage, "Too many chiefs, not enough Indians." They have many great players, but they haven't assembled a great team. When signing players, you have to take a holistic approach, see how they fit together and how they fit with the club's philosophies. What you have in Paris now is a bunch of divas who all think they're bigger than the club and you can never win with guys like that when they're the ones dominating the locker room.
they lack proper midfield and defensive structure. they need the player type : iniesta/pedri and busquets/rodri. next to verratti they have.
They've been top 2 in ligue 1 for a decade so i dont blame them for that. They around already +10 pts up now. They need to win europe though cause they are so stacked.
insightful video! 👍 i was hoping maybe they could win the UCL this season cos i like some of their players and pochettino, but i guess itll be hard haha
Best German players in the premier league of all time. (Day 221)
I will not give up until the video is made or Alfie himself tells me to stop. Everyone else telling me that will be ignored.
If you don't believe my number, just go back to the previous videos. I'm at the bottom most of the time, but I'm there.
Timo Werner is second to none. It wouldn't be a good video.
@@lenapaulsstepbrother2338 nah man mesut ozil and per mertersacker are 1000x better
There hasn't been that many Germans in prem to do a video. Maybe "Best french players.
Day 17: Top 7 protest clubs (FC United of Manchester, AFC Liverpool).
Can you name 7 clubs for that ?😊
@@balham5606 Not out of my head so that's why I suggested it.
Wait AFC Liverpool?!
Unfortunately they have set a precedent. Other incoming players would demand " higher wages" compared to market rated ones.
Too many cooks spoil a dish .. this is an old English proverb most of the people know i suppose .... Same happened with Real madrid in its first galactico project .... now the same will happen with PSG ....
How haven’t they broken financial fair play rules
They did
sponsor money
He has to bench Di Maria, basically. And play mostly on the counter.
They’ll go 3 back once Ramos is in: Navas/Donnarumma, Mendes, Ramos, Marquinhos (will play cdm in possession and CB out of possession, used to do it all the time for tuchel), Kimpembe, Hakimi, Verratti, Gueye/Wijnauldum (depending on opponent), Messi, Neymar, Mbappe
Great analysis
I've come to think that the increase from 0 to 3 to 5/6 subs over the years has enabled superstars to play longer given the stamina levels required in the current modern tactics...30 something Messi and Ronaldo would be finished 40 years ago with only one sub...whether they get replaced during 90 mins or fresh legs pick up the slack and they stay on...
7 (best) players who are captains of their national team but not their league team
PSG is Big Joke....
Messi dont run anymore, stay still waiting for the ball. Ridiculous.
its mad that you dont have 2 mil subs already
not many managers/coach can put together a team of star players with their own ego and take the rein.
i think sir alex is one of the few examples of how to hold the reins on star players.