With AS Monaco and RC Lens on the program this week, the
Paris Saint-Germain will have a very generous menu before the holidays. A period always conducive to speculation since this winter break will also mark the opening of the January transfer window.
Present at a press conference to address the clash against ASM, Luis Enrique could not dodge questions on the subject. Even if he spoke about his art in the opposite direction after a question about Randal Kolo Muani. “Tomorrow we have a very difficult match against Monaco. One of the direct opponents in the championship. As in every match, I try to call the 20 players that I consider best prepared for this match…”.
Mercato PSG: Luis Enrique wants to double the positions
“I could explain it, but I don’t,
continued the Spaniard about Kolo Muani and Milan Skriniar.
The decisions say everything very clearly. The situations are reversible. A player, even if he makes a mistake, is reversible. Absolutely all of them. But the decisions, I don’t go into depth. It’s something I’ve never done, I prefer to be criticized.”
Above all, Luis Enrique repeated his desire to double the positions.
“I would like to have two players at each position who are starters, and for there to be real competition. I have that with the three goalkeepers, they are ready to play. With outfield players, sometimes we lose players. For me, the basis for growing as a team is above all this idea that the players don’t know if they are going to play or not. That if they relax a little too much, someone else can play in their place. It’s for the benefit of the team. This is the path I will follow.”
“It’s a bit utopian to have two players per position, no one ever has it, I’ve never had it. For them to have a certain level, they need a certain amount of playing time. But it is important that they feel that they can be cooled down for a few days. That’s what I’m looking for. I could be wrong, but it’s me the coach and me who decides. The situations are reversible, but you have to show it to me. (…) What we want is to have 15, 16 or 17 starters. If you have an excellent group of players, like I already have since last season, and you raise the level in training, it prepares them for competitions”concluded the PSG coach. The message got through.
