The Paris Saint-Germain coach made strong remarks after the draw in Toulouse on Saturday evening (1-1).
“Of course, it’s a game we should have won. I think we had a good first half, in the second half apart from the goal we lost control a little bit. We didn’t play the ball well enough. We started to be less good in transition and then the penalty is a shame. These words, signed by Luis Enrique at the microphone of Canal + after the draw in Toulouse (1-1), reflect the gap that exists between the appreciation of observers and the way of thinking of the new PSG coach.
After a controlled first period but without offensive madness, PSG delivered a more thrilling second act with the contributions of two unbalancing players, Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé. But Paris has also lost control and organization in the counterpressing. A parameter that Luis Enrique did not appreciate. The Spanish technician wants to reduce the number of events in a match, just like a Pep Guardiola. ” The objective is not to go from one goal to another, I did not make this team for that. The two three chances we had to score the 2-0, we were unlucky. And we conceded this penalty…”.
“Mistakes that we must learn to avoid”
Luis Enrique, however, wanted to put things into perspective for the future. ” It’s the start of the season. The team is still far from what I want it to be. Especially on the offensive aspect. And we are going to focus on it (…) The second half? Well, it’s rewarding but in the second half we started to lose balls. We left details en route, it’s a team that has to be competitive in Ligue 1 and the Champions League and we can’t do that. These errors we must learn to avoid. The message got through. And the slider should be quickly set.
