Galtier snubbed by peers despite PSG closing in on 11th French league title
The HinduWith Paris Saint-Germain close to clinching an 11th Ligue 1 title, coach Christophe Galtier might have been expected to collect some laurels. Galtier was omitted this week from a coach-of-the-season shortlist that includes second-place Lens coach Franck Haise, Marseille’s Igor Tudor, Clermont’s Pascal Gastien, Lille’s Paulo Fonseca and Toulouse’s Philippe Montanier. Given the high expectations created by the armada of stars playing for PSG, winning a French league title is clearly not enough to make a season a successful one. Lens beat PSG on New Year’s Day, handing Galtier’s team its first defeat of the season and triggering a series of dismal performances that culminated with a second straight elimination from the round of 16 in the Champions League. PSG has lost nine games in all competitions in 2023, a poor record likely to lead to Galtier’s departure, even though his contract runs until the end of the 2024 season.