Luis Enrique did not hide his satisfaction by evoking the state of mind of his attackers, in particular their defensive involvement, which has become a real collective weapon this season. At a press conference, the PSG coach underlined the energy, generosity and sense of sacrifice displayed by his offensive players, starting with Ousmane Dembélé or Bradley Barcola, often exemplary in the withdrawal. For him, this dimension is not only essential in the balance of the team, but it also testifies to the unity of a group ready to give everything, from the first to the last lines. A champion mentality, in his own words.
“”I must say that it is a different job of the team and it is a work that if we analyze in depth where the improvements of our team are in defensive terms, I must say, it is really on the way the attackers defend, whether it is, Gonçalo, Kang in Lee, whether Ibrahim Mbaye, I do not want to forget anyone, whatever the player, from exceptional attackers. And that is for everyone, and it's great. No doubt, and if you see the numbers, you will see the number of balloons they recover. And very strangely, this is one of the concepts that I think is the most difficult to obtain, because for an attacker player, you have to change the state of mind a little so that he defends, because he is made to attack. So Kvara, Ousmane, Gonçalo, Barcola, Ibrahim, all the attackers who were able to play will attack this mentality which is vital to be able to defend as a team, and in the same way that we ask the attackers to defend, we ask defenders and guards to bring the ball in the best conditions to the attackers. It's not just to send them a potato and that they must manage it. Working as a team is the key. The season key, and it was also the key to last season, and I think we were better this year. And it is something that makes me very happy, and that, I believe, makes my players very happy too»»
