Present at a press conference before moving onto the pitch at RC Lens on Sunday evening for the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France, Luis Enrique returned to Bradley Barcola’s decline in form over the last few meetings. Asked about possible increased competition in the coming weeks, the Spanish technician, however, defended his protégé.
“I’m very happy with Barcola, for you he had 10 exceptional days as if he were Maradona and now you don’t like him because he scored less and will it be Dembélé or Doué now? No it doesn’t work like that, I appreciate all my players. I want him to continue to improve. All players can have ups and downs, what matters is achieving the team’s goals. I am very happy with the whole team, regardless of the goals”. The interested party will appreciate it.
