As a decisive week approaches, with a Ligue 1 match against Auxerre this Saturday and especially the long-awaited shock against FC Barcelona in the Champions League five days later, Paris Saint-Germain has to face a cascade of injuries. Captain Marquinhos, hit against OM, is the last name of a list that begins to lie down, creating legitimate concern among supporters. However, faced with this situation which would panic more than one coach, Luis Enrique posted confidence and peaceful tranquility during his press conference this Friday.
“Everything is planned”: the Enrique method to manage the crisis
Asked about this series of physical seeds, and in particular the absence of his captain, the Spanish coach swept the doubts with disconcerting insurance. “I am not concerned,” he said. For him, it is the normality of high -level football : “It's football, it's competition, you have to adapt to these situations. »» Far from lamenting, he insisted on his confidence in all of his workforce and in the planning of the club: “Have we planned all this?” We try to plan all the things that will happen (…) We have lots of players at the campus that can play. Everything is planned. »»
The coach is blocking to protect his players
This serenity, Luis Enrique extends it to all potentially polemical subjects. He refuses to get upset against
“Simple errors” of his players, because
“They are humans”. He also forcefully defended the club's summer transfer window, using a speaking metaphor to describe the complexity of his mission:
“Recruiting for PSG is not like shopping in Auchan. »» A way to block and absorb the pressure to leave it far from its locker room before the major deadlines.
PSG: Luis Enrique, the imperturbable captain in the storm
The gaze already turned to Barcelona
If he respects a lot Auxerre, opponent
” difficult “ This Saturday, Luis Enrique does not hide that this Ligue 1 match will be used above all for the great European meeting. “We are focused on the things we can improve, regardless of the team we face,” he explained. After the defeat deemed underestimated against OM (“we did not deserve to lose”), the objective is clear: to work on the “important aspects of our game” to arrive in the best conditions against Barça.
A serene leader in the storm
Ultimately, Luis Enrique delivered a real masterclass of crisis communication. Faced with a cascade of injuries that could have generated panic, he projected an image of total control, serenity and absolute confidence in his project and in all his players. His philosophy is clear: no apology, only solutions. It is with this mentality that he intends to guide his group through this period of turbulence to approach the shock against Barcelona with all possible certainties.
