5 reasons why PSG have been the most disappointing club in Europe this season

PSG should have done better with their resources

A lot was expected of Paris Saint-Germain this season, despite a few key departures in the summer. After dominating Ligue 1 for many years, the Parisians lost their key talisman Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Manchester United on a free transfer and felt that it was best to sack Laurent Blanc, who failed to take them forward in the Champions League.

Many PSG fans were optimistic heading into the season with former Sevilla boss Unai Emery taking over, but that optimism soon turned to embarrassment. Here are five reasons why Paris Saint-Germain have been the most disappointing club in Europe this season. 

#5 Unai Emery wasn’t the right man for the job

Emery came with a lot of buzz but has failed to deliver

After the sacking of Laurent Blanc, a big appointment was expected to take PSG to the next level. For so many years they had been stuck at the same stage of the Champions League and they needed a specialist to take them to where they needed to be.

Talks were held with Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger, but both turned PSG down. That left them with only one option left; the then Sevilla boss Unai Emery. He had done very well with Sevilla in the Europa League, winning it three years in a row with the Spanish club, but had never won a domestic league in his entire career. For Blanc’s many faults, he would never devalue Ligue 1, and whilst Emery tried his hardest, his lack of experience cost them throughout the season.

His inexperience at a club with huge expectations were shown in public for seemingly the first time, but at times he did have them playing very well. The first leg against Barcelona and away to Marseille sticks out as performances of the season, but he didn’t seem to know what to do when it really mattered.