Luis Enrique is now the big favorite for the post of PSG coach. The Spanish coach does not arrive on conquered ground, but he also has arguments to shake up a locker room that often sees itself as too good.
Like every summer, the revolution is announced at Paris SG in order to make people forget the previous season which did not meet expectations. Almost everything has been tried and Paris even thought of putting José Mourinho on the bench to perform a huge electroshock. The track of the Portuguese coach did not go any further and it is now Luis Enrique who is the big favorite to train PSG after the end of discussions with Julian Nagelsmann.
Luis Enrique benched Messi
A former midfielder with an impressive slaughter, he marked the history of Spanish football by moving from Real Madrid to FC Barcelona without causing too much controversy. The native technician from Gijon has changed dimension by passing on the sidelines, with a training in Barcelona sauce and a desire to pass off his ideas for an attacking and possession game, at all costs. His ideas for shaking up his players, getting them out of their peace, have sometimes done damage. Neymar paid the price, and even Lionel Messi of their common time at FC Barcelona. After a delayed return to selection and missed training, the Argentinian had been benched in La Liga, which did not happen to him often. The press had increased the pressure, but the two men had ended up digesting this tension, which had the gift of reinforcing the authority of Luis Enrique.
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The man behind the comeback doesn’t hesitate to tackle big issues, and that’s also why PSG is counting on him to lead a locker room that needs a strong man, which couldn’t really do Christophe Galtier. “ He’s not afraid to handle stars, because he’s a star himself. It will be interesting by the way, because the Neymar known at Barça and the Neymar of PSG have nothing to do with each other. But he is above all a leader who wants to take the pressure off the players. He knows their way of thinking. Pique was happy with him. The volcanic Luis Suarez was happy with him. And Messi had the best years of his life “, explained to the Parisian the Spanish journalist Manu Carreño, who works for Cadena Ser.
Enough to make Nasser Al-Khelaïfi salivate, who has often taken sides with the players in possible conflicts with the coach or the club, but seems ready to change his tune if everyone were to pull in the same direction . This has not necessarily been the case in the past season, but PSG are dreaming of seeing a real boss allow the locker room to go straight, while the departure of Lionel Messi has also caused some leaks on how the Argentinian could behave, and how badly he could ruin his coach’s work in training if he felt that PSG were on the wrong track in his eyes. With Luis Enrique, the capital club hopes to put this period behind it, and finally start on a good footing.
