The international window closed, Ligue 1 resumes its rights this Friday, with a duel at the top between Paris Saint-Germain, leader, and Strasbourg, third. Before this meeting, Luis Enrique presented himself at a press conference. The opportunity for the Parisian coach to take stock of the state of form of his group. Facing journalists, the 55-year-old technician began by casting doubt on the subject of Désiré Doué and Marquinhos, who were nevertheless absent from the medical point and therefore candidates for a place in the Ile-de-France group.
“I don't know. We are going to do the first and last training of the week today, we have to speak with the players to talk about their feelings. There are always surprises after an international break. You have to wait when the players arrive and see how they are doing. There are different personal situations that must be analyzed individually.thus recalled the Spaniard before returning to the case of Bradley Barcola, made available to PSG during the break after the Blues doctor Franck Le Gall noted a chronic injury to the right hamstring since September 17.
Luis Enrique avoids controversy!
âIâm not interestedâfinally admitted the tactician of the European champions before adding: âAround a high-level team, there is noise all the time. A lot of people have talked about this. I'm talking about the team and what I mean is that I'm not interested in complications. What interests me is the level of the team and the health of the playersâ. Relaunched on the Ousmane DembĂ©lĂ© case, still out, Luis Enrique also confided that he was in the unknown regarding the recent Ballon d'Or. I don't know how many days he will be injured, said the former Barça coach soberly before concluding more generally on the management and causes of this massacre.
âItâs nature, itâs football, a lot of conditions. An injury is multi-factorial. It's not for just one reason. This is the difficulty of knowing where the areas for improvement are. Itâs a high-level sport, you have to know how to live with that. I can see the level of the players in training. We try not to take any risks with the health of the players. Injuries are part of high-level football. We seek to improve the health of players. When we get players back and they start training, it's easy for me to see how they are doing and if they are ready. To see if a player is ready, you have to wait to see him on the pitch..
