Paris Saint-Germain is having a tricky start to the season, to say the least. If it opened the new year by winning the European Super Cup, the capital club then abandoned the Champions Trophy in Lens (1-0) and has still not won a single match after three days of the championship, conceding draws in Rennes (2-2) and Lille (2-2) and losing at home to Monaco (1-2).
Nothing to worry Luis Enrique about. “ Football is sometimes inexplicable,” he said after the defeat against ASM. “For me, it’s clear that we deserve the victory. The XGs are in our favor. But football is like that, it’s a wonderful sport. » And in the process, the technician was ready to take bets: PSG will be champion at the end of the season.
“If you want to bet who will be champion at the end of the championship, we can bet. I don’t say anything but for us, it’s motivation. Seven points (behind Monaco), OK. We will try to rectify this as quickly as possible,” he confided, provoking the anger of Daniel Riolo.
“A little respect for your opponents”
“ It’s as if we hadn’t told him, that he wasn’t aware that he was in a championship where the team behind him has five times less budget than him, that most teams are in total crisis.”castigated the journalist, believing that this speech is “deeply insulting for other supporters in France, for other people who are interested in France, to deny this state of affairs, this economic factor. »
To underline this structural imbalance, Riolo spoke directly to the Parisian coach: “But my big guy, go and train Auxerre! You are so strong that it is obvious that you will do something with Auxerre. The players will run, the principles of the game will be seen but you will not have the same results, big guy! » The journalist thus recalls the unique luxury enjoyed by the Spaniard on the market: “You can make a failed recruitment at 250 million euros, there’s no problem. Zabarnyi, it can be a bicycle pump, Kolo Muani, Gonçalo Ramos, Safonov… You can have four goalkeepers in the squad and do what you want. »
Very angry at the attitude of the Parisian coach and the totem of immunity conferred on him by his past successes in the Champions League, Riolo concludes by demanding more modesty: “Be a little dignified, a little respect for your opponents, for these clubs which are struggling, which have no money. A little respect for your environment. » And to seal his rant with a scathing formula: “To say “we’re going to make a bet” when you have a budget of 800 million euros, it’s pathetic! »
