Questioned by the newspaper L'Équipe, the former coach of the OGC Nice and Borussia Dortmund Lucien Favre praised the capacity of Parisians not to make a mistake and to defend properly. The formation of Luis Enrique stands out as one of the teams that commits the least fault in Europe and in Ligue 1 (9.3 faults per game and 1.21 boxes taken per game).
“” PSG is perfectly organized in recovery. Parisians are not there to shear their opponents, they make some faults, it is logical, but it is always very correct, in the spirit of the game. And that is beautiful to see. Paris recovers the ball with the idea of playing with it, which does not mean that you have to run less, quite the contrary. And unlike previous seasons, everyone is affected by recovery, it changes everything. When a team does not harvest any red card, that's anything but chance. This means that at training, we put the players in opposition to five against five, for example, where the big faults are prohibited and sanctioned. said the Swiss coach.
A Barça culture according to Montanier
PSG has changed and seems to be a new dynamic since last season. Long criticized for its lack of rigor and intensity during meetings, the training led by Luis Enrique has a much more conquering face since the arrival of the Spanish technician. The counter-pressing is one of the main weapons of the red and blue this season.
“” It is a culture »Barça anchored. We are more trying to make the ball lose than to recover it with the athletic impact. With a notion of framing, occupation of spaces, covering each opponent and therefore this obligation of a rapid reaction speed to loss. And that does not induce faults. And then possession allows you to have a physical and mental freshness superior to your opponent, and therefore to commit less faults. detailed the former coach of Real Sociedad Philippe Montanier in the newspaper theTeam.
