I´ll never stop believing in Angel – Tuchel hopes Di Maria can rediscover his best PSG form

Thomas Tuchel said he “will never stop believing” in Angel Di Maria despite once again leaving the attacking midfielder out of Paris Saint-Germain’s starting line-up.

Di Maria has been in and out of the PSG XI of late and was again named among the substitutes for Wednesday’s 2-0 Ligue 1 victory over Lorient at the Parc des Princes.

The Argentina international was introduced for the final 19 minutes, at which point the reigning champions were already two goals ahead against their 10-man opponents thanks to Kylian Mbappe’s penalty and Moise Kean’s strike.

Di Maria had 18 touches of the ball during his time on the pitch – none of those inside the opposition box – and failed to get a shot away.

And PSG head coach Tuchel told Di Maria to improve his attacking displays if he is to force his way back into regular contention.

“I feel like Angel has lost some things that were easy for him before, but that’s how it is,” Tuchel said at his post-match news conference. 

“We changed the structure in the last minutes against [RB] Leipzig, in Manchester, against [Istanbul] Basaksehir here, and in Montpellier. 

Victory vs. @FCLorient with goals from @KMbappe and Moise Kean #PSGFCL @PSG_English 2-0 FC Lorient

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