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Christophe Galtier

ith the slogan “Dream Bigger” plastered across the Parc des Princes, only a few French players in their squad and having spent nearly €400 million on two forwards not so long ago, Paris Saint-Germain under Qatari ownership don’t accurately represent Ligue1. But new coach Christophe Galtier does. An uncharacteristically lowkey appointment, Galtier epitomises France’s stoic, results-focused football of the last decade and has far more in common with Ligue1’s unfashionable, journeyman coaches than any of QSI’s previous managers. Nevertheless, his arrival signals a

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