João Neves, Désiré Doué, Fabian Ruiz, Marquinhos, Ousmane Dembélé, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia or Vitinha; Luis Enrique will have to prepare this duel against FC Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday evening with many major players absent or uncertain. A complicated situation to manage for the Spanish coach, and which necessarily does the affairs of the pro-Barça press.
While waiting to see if certain elements can be recovered for this European shock, with possible returns from Neves and Ruiz, the Iberian tactician must do DIY. The daily The team Tells us a little more about what is happening internally in Paris, where many players are just afraid to injure themselves.
Players are afraid
Since the start of the season, many of them feared injuries, mainly muscular, and this was the case as soon as this new exercise kicks off with this European Super Cup duel against Tottenham. First of all because of this monitoring of monstrous matches and this a little truncated summer preparation due to the club World Cup, and also because many intend to compete in the next World Cup at the end of the season. Parisians know that the risks are greater in this context and are concerned.
Growing concerns among the players that Luis Enrique and his technical staff are aware, and they are attentive to the players. Contrary to what may have been done in the past, the watchword is not to force and listen to everyone's sensations. Be that as it may, this epidemic of physical seeds has created an internal fatalism, always according to sports daily, and the staff wants to work on the mental aspect to drive all these demons …
