The documentary devoted by Movistar to Luis Enrique’s first season on the sidelines continues to make people talk. For the second episode, broadcast this evening at 10 p.m. in Spain, we can hear the Spanish coach mentioning Kylian Mbappé several times. You already remember the muscular debriefing offered to the French striker, an extract which was widely relayed on social networks. On the defensive aspect, Luis Enrique nevertheless assumed the particularity of the Mbappé case. “Our pressing is conditioned by one player: Mbappé. He’s not a player who defends, he’s never done it and it costs him. So we adapted our system so that in defense, he runs as little as possible. For what ? Because he scores 50 goals and delivers 25 assists. »
But that did not prevent him from achieving a few coups, notably when he replaced the French international on a shock evening against AS Monaco, on March 1, 2024. To everyone’s surprise, we saw Kylian Mbappé joins the stands for the second period. And as explained The Teamwe can see in the new episode that Luis Enrique’s decision that day shocked the locker room. We thus see the taken aback looks of Lucas Hernandez and Achraf Hakimi who turn towards Mbappé when the Spaniard announces his decision to replace him…
