Former Paris Saint-Germain forward, Nicolas Anelka, has sympathized with the club’s manager, Mauricio Pochettino, saying he has an unenviable task of managing the French Ligue 1 giant.
PSG was eliminated from the Coupe de France by OGC Nice earlier this week.
The game ended 0-0 draw in regulation time before Nice won PSG 5-6 on penalties.
After the match, there were calls for replacing Pochettino with former Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane.
But speaking on RMC Sport’s Rothen s’enflamme, Anelka said, “It’s not to defend the coach [Pochettino] because it’s true that so far he hasn’t brought what he should bring, and there is no game plan, but in truth, he cannot.
“It’s very difficult [to coach this team]. There are a lot of people who talk about the coach and the players, but in reality, when you are a coach in this team, it is very complicated to come up with a game project.”
He added: “He knows that his time is limited; he will last as long as possible, but he won’t be able to last. If he wants to develop his game plan, he has to make strong choices like putting stars on the bench, something he won’t do with management above him.”
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