New coach PSG tightens discipline
According to the Spanish newspaper Marca, President Nasser Al-Khelaifi stated the desire before appointing Christophe Galtier that everything needs to be changed at PSG. Al-Khelaifi wants players to understand that the collective benefits must be put on top, and will maximize the maximum support for Galtier to do that job.
According to Marca, the players responded well to the appearance of Galtier and new rules. Neymar was satisfied with these changes and wanted to find the performance at PSG, despite rumors that could break up Paris this summer.
PSG is traveling before the season in Japan. A few days ago, champion Ligue 1 won Kawasaki Frontale - the team of Chanathip Songkrasin - with a score of 2-1 thanks to the goals of Lionel Messi and Arnaud Kalimuendo.
Today 23/7, Galtier's teachers and students played the second friendly match against Urawa Reds, before closing the preparation process for the new season to meet Gamba Osaka on July 25. Galtier will officially launch PSG in the French Super Cup match against Nantes on July 31.
This summer, PSG borrowed striker Hugo Ekitike for a season with a bought of $ 29 million from Reims, recruited midfielder Vitinha for a total fee of 42 million USD from Porto and bought defender Nuno Mendes from Sporting Lisbon with $ 40 million . In the opposite direction, they liberated striker Angel Di Maria, and wanted to liquidate 11 players, including many first -class stars like Georginio Wijnaldum, Mauro Icardi, Julian Draxler or Ander Herrera.
PSG is the fourth dock in Galtier's career, after Saint-Etienne, Lille and Nice. The French coach resonated when leading Lille in the period of 2017-2021, when helping the club to the second Ligue 1 season 2018-2019 to return to the Champions League after seven years. Two years later, he and Lille overturned PSG to win the first Ligue 1 title after 10 years, and was the fourth in history. Last season, he helped Nice ranked fourth Ligue 1 and reached the French National Cup final, where they lost to Nantes 0-1, winning the UEFA Europa Conference League player.
