Christophe Galtier is not one of the five nominees for the UNFP trophy for best coach of the season. PSG seem surprised.
On Tuesday, the names of the five Ligue 1 coaches nominated for the trophy for best coach of the season were unveiled by the UNFP. Igor Tudor (OM), Franck Haise (Lens), Paulo Fonseca (Lille), Pascal Gastien (Clermont) and Philippe Montanier (Toulouse) are on the list. As for Christophe Galtier (PSG), he is conspicuous by his absence.
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“The designation process is quite simple: each L1 coach had to vote for five of his colleagues. In this little game, Galtier did not obtain enough votes to appear in the French top 5, like his predecessor on the Parisian bench, Mauricio Pochettino, in 2021-2022, despite the conquest of the 10th title of champion of the Parisians “recalls the daily The team this Tuesday morning.
PSG coach Christophe Galtier was not selected among the 5 technicians nominated for the UNFP trophy for best coach of the season in L1.
A choice that arouses astonishment or even incomprehension https://t.co/aGtYxeD3ro pic.twitter.com/UMjL9vEpEG
— THE TEAM (@theteam) May 16, 2023
The capital club did not wish to comment on the results of this vote. Nevertheless, internally, we wonder about ” the relevance of this choice. In the past, the native of Marseille had won this trophy three times (2013, 2019 and 2021). At his next press conference, which will be held on Friday, he will most likely be asked about his absence.