It's a bit of the big game of the moment: asking as much as possible of football players to choose who from Paris Saint-Germain or Inter Milan they will support. Without answering this question directly, Robert Pirès explained why he saw the Luis Enrique team more winning the Champions League final which will be played on Saturday evening in Munich between the two groups (9 p.m.).
Former player of Olympique de Marseille, Robert Pirès spoke in the columns of the Team. “What I like with Paris is how they play, what Luis Enrique built. He built a collective and not just individuals. »» For the 1998 world champion and European 2000, it was the work of the Spanish coach who changed everything. But also the new Parisian sports policy.
“For having faced the galactics (from Real Madrid), we can have the best players in the world, but if there is not this connection on the field, it's complicated. Paris tried to do it with Neymar, Messi … It didn't work. I like to look at this Paris Saint-Germain, a bit like Barcelona or Arsenal. »»
Pressure and emotions, the unknown for PSG
Robert Pirès then estimated that the PSG midfielder was greater than that of Inter. On the other hand, the fact that it is a finish rebalances it a little, according to him:
“You don't know how you are going to manage pressure and emotions.” It's a bit of the unknown for PSG. »»
For having already played a final of C1, but in very specific conditions since in 2020 without a public because of the covid, Paris at a small benchmark. But what Marquinhos and his family are going to live in with Inter Milan also has something to shake them up a bit. Charge to Luis Enrique to find the right words and the right approach.