Tuesday evening, PSG will perhaps wage their biggest fight since the start of the season on Bayern’s field. A hell of a challenge, but one that doesn’t scare Luis Enrique. The Spanish coach even said he was rather optimistic in view of this shock compared to what he perceives from his men.
Luis Enrique believes in his men
“The confidence that I can acquire, I acquire it every week thanks to my players when I see them training”, he proclaimed at the start of the press conference. While expressing confidence, the Asturian technician recognized that he will have to show more than usual to come back with a positive result from the Allianz Stadium: “We have already played 16 matches this season, and each time my team showed very good performances except against Arsenal. Tomorrow, we will follow the same line. But by trying to go even further, raise the level. Especially against an opponent of this level. »
“Bayern looks like us”
Luis Enrique is wary of Bayern, especially since he believes that this formation is a bit of a mirror of his own: “It’s clear that Bayern and we are similar in the initial proposition of our game. We like to have the ball and have high pressure.” “We are 2 of the 3 best teams in Europe in terms of expected goalshe continued.
But tomorrow there will only be one ball and someone will have to suffer. It’s the most similar football in terms of football.”
“We made the task complicated on our own”
Paris got off to a very bad start in this C1. So, obviously, the capital team is not approaching this part in the best mental condition. Luis Enrique admits this half-heartedly: “We have already played 4 C1 matches. Is the result fair or unfair? he is what is. Now we have to have good results. We made it complicated on our own. Football only knows goals scored. And for that, we still have room for improvement.”
He protects Barcola
Finally, the PSG coach also had to answer a question concerning the poor performance of his young star Bradley Barcola on the European scene. He advocates patience: “ Barcola? To judge the numbers and stats around a player, you also have to judge previous years. Let’s wait until the end of the season to judge the players. The strength of our team is not to depend on one player. I expect improvement from each of my players.”
