What if time was right to Luis Enrique? Strongly criticized since his arrival at PSG last season, the Spanish technician has continued to believe in his ideas. Renowned to be stubborn in his choices, he had decided to go against the current this season, for example, for example, for example, of the shock in C1 against Arsenal. But it is clear that after a very complicated start to the season in C1, his team is gaining power at high speed. The stunning victory against City came to confirm the words of the former Spain coach.
Even when his team chained the counter-performance, Luis Enrique explained that he was not worried, that he saw beautiful things during matches. A speech that was surprising at times. And after ensuring its place for the C1 dams, there were very little doubts about a qualification for the next round by facing Brest. On paper, that was enough to be a trap match. But only on paper. In the first leg, Luis Enrique confirmed that he had clearly taken up on Eric Roy. His team had wandered in Roudourou with a clear victory (3-0). The Spanish coach had seemed to master each element of this match. This Wednesday, it is the same feeling that emerged from his bench. Usually very active in his technical zone, Luis Enrique remained a good part of the match.
PSG far too strong
If he did not miss the opportunity to complain at times on the technical inaccuracies of Ousmane Dembélé or Fabian Ruiz, he gave a real feeling of fullness. On the field, his team left crumbs to Brestois well below the level. Parisians supported the weak points of Brest (in the back of the side) and the tenure of Fabian Ruiz in the middle made it possible to completely suffocate the opponents to the pressing. “Brest lost his hopes when we scored the first goal. The second period was easier, we were very precise, we respected one of the best teams in France. The result is excessive, but it is a way of respecting this opponent ”launched Luis Enrique at a press conference before continuing. “It represents what our team is, the mentality of our players. When there was a better placed player, the players made the pass right. If they had been selfish, we would have scored less than seven goals. This is the best way to introduce yourself. I congratulate all my players. It was an unfair qualification phase. We should have had five more points. It was necessary to take this winding path. It would have made us better. We will not be eliminated from the Champions League due to fear. We want to fight for all competitions ”
Precisely, even when his team had an advance of three goals, Luis Enrique targeted just when making his changes. The entries of Désiré Doué, Senny Mayulu and especially Gonçalo Ramos exploded Brest once and for all. The Portuguese striker was involved on two goals just after entering. First of all a decisive pass after having mystified Chardonnet, then of a dish of the foot on a service of Goué. The Frenchman also found the way to the nets confirming the choices of Luis Enrique. Renowned to impose a very large turnover in his team, Luis Enrique was able to see the benefits of his method since the replacements, in good shape, were decisive. Better yet, PSG has established itself with 6 different scorers this evening. “We give the ball to the best placed to mark. We see that it makes a big difference. We must continue to make the efforts, especially defensively. We make every effort. We are a real team. We play for the team. When we do this, we have a result like tonight. It's been a long time since we're good. We must continue on this momentum. It's difficult, but we're going to do everything to continue ”explained Vitinha in the mixed zone while Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, for his part, underlined the feat of scoring 7 goals in C1. But this team Made in Luis Enrique showed very interesting things and the Spanish technician, greeted once again by Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, has still gained credit.
