PSG’s defeat in Munich (1-0) made the headlines again this Wednesday. The day after this new disappointment, everyone is looking for those responsible and it is Luis Enrique who is the most attacked. If the Spaniard already said last night that he accepted criticism, he will have to have a strong shell. The Parisian technician is in the eye of the storm of supporters but also of certain observers, like Christophe Dugarry. The consultant of RMC took to the radio, claiming that his former teammate at Barcelona had once again failed in his tactics. “How is it possible in yesterday’s match to invent a 4-man midfield with Dembélé and Barcola as center forwards?starts the 1998 world champion. He had never worked on this before. It was another new team composition. He invents things in his head! He has a lot of things in his head, but his players don’t understand. It’s so obvious it’s pathetic. There is nothing. Luis Enrique once again messed up down the line. He set up an organization that his players did not understand.»
According to the former Bordeaux and Marseille player, this PSG is simply not at the level of the best teams in Europe. He holds Luis Enrique responsible. “In the offensive game, it is catastrophic. I don’t speak Luis Enrique but I try to understand. I heard that PSG held up well. But what was the goal other than thwarting Bayern’s first attempts? I only saw that. PSG once again showed that it was not a possession team. It lacks physics, everything. (…) They are incapable of offering anything offensively, it’s nothing. How can we continue to defend Luis Enrique?» However, the Spanish coach is closer to extending his contract than leaving. He has the support of his management and Luis Campos, with whom he is in charge of a recruitment which poses a problem for Dugarry. “OK the level of the players is low, but who chose these players? He pushed hard to make Neymar, Verratti leave… He validated all the recruits. A coach at PSG has never had so much freedom. He had a recruitment costing hundreds of millions of euros. I knew this kind of coach with Van Gaal. They are convinced that they are geniuses. It works in their heads but when there is no Messi, Neymar… they are not capable.»
