“It's the key”, an alumnus from Barça reveals the recipe for Luis Enrique!

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

This Monday evening, Luis Enrique was crowned best coach of the year at the ceremony for the Ballon d'Or France Football at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.

The manager of Paris Saint-Germain has largely preceded in the Hansi Flick, Enzo Maresca and Arne Slot ranking. His PSG dazzled the football planet on all fronts. By the results, but above all by its style of offensive play with a strong possession of the ball and a remarkable energy riot.

For Canal+his former player at FC Barcelona Ivan Rakitic unveiled one of the keys to the success of his former coach who also dominated the football planet with FC Barcelona during the 2014-2015 season.

“There was a triangle with me, Dani Alves and Leo Messi on the right. There was another triangle inside with Busquets, Xavi and Iniesta. These triangles were the key! And when you have these automatisms in the movements, it turns like a machine! When Dani Alves was riding, I knew I had to cover it, and vice versa. And that's the big difference today between Paris and the other teams. All players inside move like machines. When Vitinha goes out, he knows that Joao Neves will cover him, and that there is also Fabian Ruiz. This is the difference between the best team and the big teams. »»

PSG diminished against Barça

This is surely the match that the entire football planet. This Wednesday, Paris Saint-Germain travels to the lawn of FC Barcelona as part of the second day of the Champions League League phase.

For this poster, Parisians will present themselves with a diminished workforce to face the players of Hansi Flick. The Ballon d'Or 2025 Ousmane Dembélé will not be in the game just like Désiré Goué and Marquinhos. Portuguese midfielder Joao Neves is uncertain.