As the trio becomes more compact, the wingers then go a bit wider than their original positions for minimum protection. Without Club Last position: Manager Paris Saint-Germain Date left: Jun 22, 2016 Former player: Last club : … With European success at the heart of their plans, Blanc's failure to make the last four in the competition in his time with the club was effectively the final nail in his coffin. They got married eventually, together they have three amazing children, Davy, Alex and Clement, their youngest is 12, the eldest is now 21. The former French World Cup winner is going through the final discussions over his departure from the Parc des Princes, his agent Jean Pierre Bernes confirmed on Monday. Their UEFA Champions League campaign too was forgivable as they had overcome Chelsea in the Round-of-16 and bowed out to an unstoppable Barcelona in the quarterfinals wherein they had missed key players like Thiago Silva, Marco Verratti in each of the legs. 5. This forces the opposition to go out wide to try unlocking PSG’s defense while once the ball goes out wide, the full backs are again supported by their corresponding central midfielders.Â, All said and done, PSG’s season is likely to be judged only based on their performance in Europe as they have already achieved a quadruple last season and on course to achieve yet another one this campaign. Both of these central midfielders are hard workers and defensively diligent. ... Paris Saint-Germain look set to finally end their search for a new … As we speak today, it is of no doubt that PSG have absolutely conquered French football and their next milestone would only be the UEFA Champions League. The front three comprises of Di Maria, Ibrahimovic and Cavani. Providing width while on the attack, totally depends on the fullbacks and they always remain an outlet for crosses from the wings into the danger area to connect with Ibrahimovic and Cavani, being the serious aerial threats they are. Without giving details, PSG said talks led to an agreement, … The above picture is from the game against Monaco where the Parisians triumphed 0-3 and this shows how Ibrahimovic drops deep to help the central midfielders as the Swede completed a staggering 65 passes at a pass completion rate of 89%. The myth which has always clasped PSG ever since Nasser Al-Khelaifi has taken over is that financial resource is the one and only driver of the team’s emergence. While the 2013-14 season turned out to be a much successful one winning 3 trophies out of the 5 they competed, let us look at some the transfers for the 2014-15 season:      Players in: David Luiz(Centre-back) and Serge Aurier (Right-back) loaned in and eventually made permanent in 2015-16,       Players out: Alex (Centre-back) and Jallet (Right-back). Menez too was allowed to leave as they had enough options up front in Ibrahimovic, Cavani, Lavezzi, Lucas and Pastore (occasionally played up front). For his first season on the bench, he led the club to second place in Ligue 1 and won the Manager of the Year award. It prompted PSG club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi to describe their season as a 'failure' and paved the way for Emery to take over. Every department of PSG seems to have undergone a revelation and they look nothing less than a formidable side in Europe today. That is what second-tier club Niort revealed in a press release stating that coach Franck Passi has just resigned form the helm of the club in order to follow Blanc … TORONTO, Canada— The list is likely very long, but reports out of Boston have linked former Paris Saint-Germain manager Laurent Blanc and former New York City head coach Patrick … (He enters final third- combination play with Cavani, Kurzawa/Maxwell and also storms back to help the defense; left flank). In modern day football, there are a handful of teams that have proven that mere financial power isn’t going to get you trophies year on year. You can find Laurent on Facebook here. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 'We're in discussions with PSG directors and it's being done in an excellent atmosphere from both sides. Laurent Blanc’s agent has confirmed that the Paris Saint-Germain coach will leave the club by the end of the week. PSG ready to offer Neymar the world in bid to bring him to... Andres Iniesta confident Neymar will stay at Barcelona amid... Barcelona 'alarmed' as PSG interest in Neymar intensifies... Romelu Lukaku calls Paris Saint-Germain 'a big club with a... Man City's Pep Guardiola reacts to sides draw against West Brom, Mourinho confirms that Bale illness is not coronavirus-related, Football manager Gerard Houlier has died at the age of 73, Fury takes legal steps to be removed from Sports Personality shortlist, Jose Mourinho hails Hugo Lloris as Premier League's best keeper, Jurgen Klopp previews Spurs clash and pays tribute to Gerard Houllier. This role is also known as a ‘false 10’, meaning that the player wouldn’t start at a number 10 position but would make himself available there when it is of utmost necessity. With the way things have shaped up for Les Parisians, there is no doubt that a lot of planning has gone into the project and the team has been built gradually with a long-term objective which is to become a European superpower. Laurent Blanc rejects Nantes job 20 Minutes report that ex-France & PSG manager Laurent Blanc has rejected an offer to become the next manager of Ligue 1 side Nantes. An in-depth look into how Laurent Blanc has transformed PSG. The three combine with the center backs in order to play out from the back and all of the three are exquisite passers. Trois mois après son licenciement du PSG, Le Parisien-Aujourd’hui-en-France fait le point sur la situation de Laurent Blanc. He also leads the assists chart in the 2015-16 Ligue 1 with 11 to his tally while Ibrahimovic is at far second in the chart with 8 assists. Players who had come in were direct replacements for players who had left in terms of position and were also younger, better quality and thus were of a much-needed rejuvenation to the squad. The former French World Cup winner is going through the … PSG … It is no secret that Paris Saint-Germain are in a league which doesn’t offer the same competition as the Barclays Premier League, La Liga or a Bundesliga will offer. Unai Emery tells Sevilla he wants to leave amid rumours of PSG move … While Laurent Blanc has not only managed to bag eight trophies to his kitty, the Frenchman is on his way to yet another domestic quadruple in the on-going campaign. 4. Anne and Laurent Blanc separated briefly when he decided to become a soccer player in Montpellier and Anne went to law school. The midfield trio of Verratti, Motta and Matuidi tend to sit deep and dictate play than creating chances (due to the nature of the central midfielders in the team, system demands making plays from front three who are more diligent in that). The fullbacks are assisted more by the central midfielders on their corresponding side. Blanc has deployed the traditional 4-3-3 formation which is very similar to that of Barcelona under Pep as well as Enrique. The comments below have not been moderated. Champions League: Who have the English teams drawn in Round of 16? Well, in that case, we need to refresh our memories yet again that it was one of the best managers in the world, Carlo Ancelotti, who had taken over at Paris in the 2012-13 season and could manage only one trophy in the very same league. In other words, Verratti provides defensive support on the right to Serge Aurier/Van der Wiel while Matuidi provides defensive support on the left to Maxwell/Kurzawa. Paris Saint-Germain have parted company with their manager Laurent Blanc.. Blanc, 50, failed to guide PSG past the quarter-final of the Champions League last season and has paid the … Laurent Robert Blanc - Paris Saint-Germain, Girondins Bordeaux, Manchester United, Inter, Olympique Marseille, FC Barcelona, AJ Auxerre, AS Saint-Étienne, Nîmes Olympique, SSC Napoli, Montpellier … The football philosophy has also been the same; which is a possession-based game with technically superior players, gradual build-up play from the back, sharp passing combined with quick movements and complete freedom to the attackers in the final third. Â. Thiago Silva and David Luiz stay back along with Motta tucking in between them to form a back three. Bordeaux also won the 2008–09 Coupe de la … Note that these are figures similar to that of players like Sergio Busquets, Toni Kroos or say, Xabi Alonso. Thus, the addition of Di Maria seems justifiable and he has undoubtedly become the man of the hour for PSG. 2. Former France defender Blanc, a world champion with Les Bleus in 1998, coached the national team from 2010-12 and took over from Carlo Ancelotti at PSG in 2013. Laurent Blanc will leave Paris Saint-Germain by the end of the week, despite signing a two-year contract extension in February. Laurent Blanc will leave Paris Saint-Germain by the end of the week, despite signing a two-year contract extension in February. The 2014-15 season bettered the previous season as Blanc’s men had won the domestic quadruple or in simple words, they had won all trophies within France. While Verratti stays ahead of the final third, provides occasional long balls to runs made by front three and acts as the ball holder of the team, the role Matuidi is box-to-box. PSG manager Laurent Blanc is arguably the most underrated manager in Europe. Unai Emery, who has won the last three Europa League titles with Sevilla, is expected to be named as Blanc's successor in the French capital. Laurent Blanc indicates that he won’t coach professionally again Speaking in an interview with TF1, ex-PSG and France boss Laurent Blanc appeared to indicate that he would not be coaching professionally again, having held his last position four years ago when he exited the Paris club … Motta positions himself in between the centre-backs to form a back three (similar to Busquets in Barcelona). Laurent Blanc atisba su final El ex del PSG, en paro desde 2016, no pierde la fe pero ve difícil una vuelta al fútbol profesional. Laurent Blanc has previously managed Girondins de Bordeaux, the France national team and Paris Saint-Germain. Chaque Noël, l'enfant reçoit des chaussures ou d… PARIS -- Paris Saint-Germain fired coach Laurent Blanc on Monday, only months after he signed a new two-year contract. Under Blanc, who replaced Carlo Ancelotti in June 2013, PSG claimed their second successive domestic treble last season but went out in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after failing to get the better of Manchester City.