He conquered the PSG locker room, galvanized the supporters and convinced the observers. Luis Enrique, prime contractor of a found collective, may be preparing to enter the history of the Parisian club this Saturday in Munich, in the final of the Champions League against Inter. However, when approaching this crucial meeting, a former collaborator of the Spanish coach decided to lift the veil on what he considers the main defect of the one who embodies the Parisian renewal today. And the least we can say is that this revelation could surprise more than one …
It is Robert Fernandez, former sports director of Barça, who put words on what he considers to be the flaw of Luis Enrique in an interview with the newspaper The Parisian.
“His fault? It is perhaps that he imposes himself the obligation to be always good and efficient ”, he confides. An extreme requirement which, according to him, can be difficult to follow for certain players: “Sometimes it is impossible for its players to meet this desire. “A” defect “which seems to bear fruit in Paris as its level of requirement advances the entire group.
Luis Enrique, the obsession with performance
This demanding leadership is not new. Fernandez describes it as a “True leader, in capital letters”, Already marked by this ability to take responsibility from its player years. And in Paris, Enrique has brilliantly applied this rigor: he quickly dismissed Neymar, Verratti or Marco Asensio, names, however heavy, in favor of more aligned profiles with his idea of play and collective effort.
PSG: the extreme requirement of Luis Enrique unveiled
The former Roja coach also distinguished himself this season by his ability to protect his men, even in the storm. When criticism was raining on Barcola, he hastened to remember that he was “One of the best dribblers in Europe”. A Patriarch posture, protective and direct, which strengthens the adhesion of the cloakroom.
And if this “defect” turns on Saturday in the ultimate quality, then Luis Enrique could well offer to PSG what Tuchel, Emery or Blanc have never succeeded: a European star engraved forever in the history of the club.
