Luis Enrique, the Parisian coach, admits to having refused the position of Atlético de Madrid. PSG meets Atletico in the Champions League tomorrow evening in Paris. The Parisians coach could very well have found himself in the opposite camp. Before the meeting, he recalled that he had turned down the job at Matelassiers in 2011 before the club hired Diego Simeone.
Luis Enrique happy to challenge Simeone
“The interest was real, but I had already given my word to another club. Although Atlético was very lucky because I wouldn’t have had half the years they had with Simeone. I don’t have that energy. Luck was love for Atlético »confided Luis Enrique at a press conference this Tuesday.
The confrontation between the two coaches will be the first of the name and Luis Enrique can’t wait to experience it: “Tomorrow (Wednesday), I will see Mr. Simeone again, whom I have already met as a player. I know how difficult it is to convince his players and when he has been there for so many years, he can only be a top coach.”
Regarding the meeting itself, the Asturian technician confided: “It will be a very difficult match, because the players collectively know what they are playing and, individually, they have a lot of qualities. We have reached the turning point of a competition in which we do not know what can happen. We focus on tomorrow’s match and do better than the rival to get closer to victory.”
