There were many questions about this Paris Saint-Germain version 2024/2025, without its planetary stars. In the end, the capital's club is in the running to make the best season in the QSI era. In Ligue 1, Paris is first in the ranking with 21 points ahead of Monaco. Qualified for the semi-finals of the French Cup, the capital's club is still in the race in the Champions League (1/4 finals against Aston Villa) and its collective level displayed against Liverpool impressed Europe. In short, it has been a long time since the PSG QSI version had not aroused so much craze in France and out of our borders.
Unsurprisingly, this general euphoria around the red and blue benefited certain elements of the team, strongly praised by the media. We think of the serial goalscorer Ousmane Dembélé (30 goals in 38 matches), the vitinha-neves duo, the Bradley Barcola passer or the hatching of Désiré Doué. And if the main interested parties must appreciate these media praise, Luis Enrique sees a potential danger for the end of the season of his flock. Clearly, count on him to put all these little people in place if necessary.
“In general, praise is weakening.”
“It doesn't surprise me, I completely know my team. We are in a new phase for some players. We receive praise and in general praise, it weakens. I work every day so that there is no relaxation. My goal is to show that each opponent contains difficulties, has a motivation to fight. The excess of anything is always negative. It is not easy to manage this excess euphoria. »» If he has authorized a flattering outing on Bradley Barcola, Luis Enrique especially did it to underline the collective. Because when a journalist asked him to talk about the gifted case, the Spaniard quickly cropped him.
“I'm going to speak in general, because this is where the excess of joy or the people who tell you that you play very well. For Désiré, Barcola, Kang-in, Warren, all the very young players we have at PSG. It is very beautiful to hear the praise, but focus on your work. It will help you pass your process and surpass yourself when there are negative moments. Barcola was widely criticized. For Désiré, I saw during the first press conferences that he was not at his level. It's a very positive moment for the team, but let's focus on the needs of the team. »» The message has passed.
