As the winter break looms, the time has come for a first assessment for PSG, Luis Enrique version. For Bixente Lizarazu, there is better, but he fears for the future of the club in C1.
With the Christophe Galtier era having only lasted one season, Paris Saint-Germain set their sights on Luis Enrique last summer. Eager to turn a page in its history, the Parisian club therefore changed coaches at the same time as it offered itself a major renewal of its squad. Departure of Marco Verratti, Neymar and even Lionel Messi, and a new challenge proposed to Luis Enrique. After a complicated start to the year, the Spanish tactician gradually found his feet. If he still has a lot to do, the latter has rather convinced in his first months on the PSG bench. Bixente Lizarazu took stock.
Invited to speak on the subject this Sunday, on the set of Téléfoot, the former French international took the opportunity to distribute the good and bad points. “ The positive is that he already embodies an authority. We have seen him, sometimes a little excessively, but he embodies real authority. He’s the boss of the team. » From a more global point of view, the consultant of TF1 continued on the positive aspects of the start of the Parisian season. “ PSG is often criticized for a lack of teamwork. We have a team that is collective, a group that is involved and a style of play that is identified, with the desire to have the ball. It has evolved compared to last season. »
Lizarazu fears for C1
As for the small problems still visible, Bixente Lizarazu did not hesitate to highlight them either. “ PSG’s shortcomings, especially compared to the Champions League, are that in all lines, for example attacking, we have a phenomenon called Kylian Mbappé, but the others are clumsy in front of goal. And we cannot depend to this extent on Kylian Mbappé. Others need to get in tune and be more efficient. Then the midfielder is a little inexperienced. They are young, that’s normal. And then there are defensive weaknesses. So that’s where they need to make progress on all these lines. The collective, we found it, but for the Champions League, it may not be enough. » The warning is issued.
