Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino said coaching the Ligue 1 side with “the best players in the world” was not easy as he had to manage their emotions as well as their entourages.
Pochettino was appointed by PSG at the start of the year in the hope the Argentine would guide the club to an elusive Champions League crown.
PSG enjoy an embarrassment of riches in attack with Lionel Messi joining forces with Neymar and Kylian Mbappe while Angel Di Maria, Mauro Icardi and Julian Draxler are also options, leaving Pochettino with selection headaches every week.
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“We manage people with emotions, everyone’s behaviour is not a flat line. It’s a succession of ups and downs — one is happy, another is hurt, one is performing well, another not,” Pochettino told L’Equipe.
“I think the most important thing for the staff is to try to balance the moods.
“We must not forget that we have in our hands the best players in the world, but also their families, their media entourages, their followers. It’s not easy.”
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