On March 14 this year, 62 minutes into Paris Saint-Germain‘s 2-1 home win over Nantes, manager Mauricio Pochettino signalled to Angel Di Maria that he needed to come off.
Di Maria was not injured, not even tired, despite the rigours of this season. Instead, Pochettino had some bad news that had been relayed to him by PSG sporting director Leonardo. Di Maria’s house had been robbed during the game and his family held hostage.
Pochettino’s human touch was clear, letting the player know during, rather than waiting until after, the match. Still, Di Maria understandably left the Parc des Princes in tears of distress. The feeling would have been familiar. The same thing had happened to him in England in 2015, during his solitary season at Manchester United.
Read at Planet Football.
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