We call that a slap! And in addition it comes from the other coaches of the championship who voted. While Mauricio Pochettino won the first title of his career as a national champion with PSG. The Paris-Saint-Germain coach has not been nominated for the UNFP (national players’ union) trophy for best coach this season.
The Argentinian technician manages the feat of not appearing on the “short list” with on paper the best team ever seen in the history of PSG. It is also the first time since PSG has been under the Qatari flag that a Parisian coach has not been named.
The Argentinian is clearly paying off the critics over the lack of shows offered by his team, as well as the disappointing results in the Champions League and the Coupe de France.
Mbappé and Katoto, the big favorites
The star of the ceremony, with red carpet and evening dress, should be Kylian Mbappé. Both top scorer (22) and passer (15) in the current year, Kid de Bondy is a big favorite to be named player of the year, as in the last two editions. Neither Messi and Neymar are on the list of nominees for the best L1 player.
In the best hope category, we find the Portuguese Nuno Mendes. The Italian Gianluigi Donnarumma is in the list of the best goalkeepers. But where PSG are a hit is with the best players with Marie-Antoinette Katoto, Kadidiatou Diani and Grace Geyoro being named.
The trophy presentation evening is scheduled for Sunday May 15, the day after the 37th and penultimate day of Ligue 1. The nominees in each category were chosen by the vote of their peers.