Luis Enrique seems to have found a better place than the bench! The Parisian coach followed the first period of the PSG-Atalanta meeting (4-0) from the stands, as he had already faced the RC Lens last Sunday, in order to have a better vision of the game and refine his instructions at halftime.
“I repeat what I did in the last match because, from above, I take a lot of information that I can use at halftime. Having more information is important to me. The players are used to it. Rafel (Pol), my assistant, will be there and what he will say to the players is thanks to what I saw from the gallery ”, he explained at the microphone of Canal+ before the kick-off of PSG-Atalanta.
A choice which he justifies by a better overall vision allowing him to give better directives to his players as he indicated in pre-match press conference: “It's very different to see the game sitting. My chat at half-time against Lens was totally different because I was above: I saw things to improve, some errors … It's been a long time since I think we can add something to our operation, and I am always open to what can improve our performance. »»
The choice of Luis Enrique is not unanimous
Only here, if the coach sees it as an advantage, this choice divides in Europe. “Luis Enrique saw the first period from the stands, five meters from our press post. He claims that from above, you can read the matches better, so he breaks the mold and for 45 minutes, he abandons the bench. PSG is lucky. Atalanta had three of Juric's collaborators in the same point of view, tactic-statisticians, equipped with computers equipped with special programs. Given how it happened, you can draw your own judgments ”, Can we read in the Corriere de Bergamo.
Same observation in his native country where this practice is prohibited. Eduardo Itturalde Gonzalez, a former international referee considers, at the microphone of Cadena Ser, that this practice should be prohibited on a global scale: “In a short time, it will be prohibited by all football organizations so that he does not repeat that. The coach must be on the bench. »»
