PSG is no longer the same team. Luis Enrique assured it. Asked this Monday on the defeat of his family (0-2) against Arsenal during the C1 League phase, the Spanish technician took the opportunity to send a hell of a message to the Gunners. “It was seven or eight months ago. I saw the match, we are better. We had a very intense league phase, with many games that could have been finals. It's something that was risky, but it brought us, even when it was very hard. Today there is only one way to go for the final ”first entrusted the Spanish technician.
PSG promises a different match after defeat in the league phase
Sure of his strength, more than ever determined and sometimes player in his answers, the former coach of La Roja also detailed the keys to this first shock. “These are semi-finals of the Champions League, but there are two games between two teams that have the same goal, two opponents who want to do better. The key will be the management of pressing, withdrawal … It will be necessary to manage all of this, it will be very important. I do not speak well or pain of the opponent. Finally, this is one of the best European teams, they have been doing a remarkable job with their coach for several years. We all deserved to be there. I like my team the most, that's why I'm here. Some will like more Paris, other arsenal, that is part of life ”.
Relaunched on the qualities of the Gunners, the ex-Coach of Barça then hardly hesitated to recognize the benefits of the Arteta method, without leaving the main objective of the red and blue. “Arsenal and PSG are alike. A team capable of attacking and defending all together, high level individuals like us without being dependent. Is Arsenal the best team we encountered? I don't know, hard to say. In any case, it is one of the best European teams, for sure, too. The goal is to have an additional step after arriving at the same stage of the competition as last year “.
Manage pressure at best
Remarks similar to those made by Vitinha, a few minutes earlier. “I find that there is no favorite tomorrow. We play outside, it can have a little different impact with the public, but with the return to Paris, I find that there are no favorites. Arsenal is always a good team compared to October. They have a very good collective, it is their main characteristic. Offensively, defensively, they do everything together, a bit like us. It will be a great opposition tomorrow ”. Finally, before treading the lawn of the Emirates Stadium, Luis Enrique returned to the management of the pressure of such an event. Here again an answer full of determination.
“The goal is difficult to achieve. This pressure does not suffocate us, we are ambitious. When we say to mark the story, we talk about doing something that no one has done before us. The team has a lot of confidence, sometimes we are less brilliant, but it's part of life. On my rest days, I saw that people transmit positive, want to see great performances. Has PSG never won the C1? Arsenal either. It must not prevent us from performing at the highest level, we must have this in mind, but be focused on what we have to do ”. The Gunners are warned.
