A shock after the relapse. This is what awaits Paris Saint-Germain, this Saturday at 5 p.m., as part of the 12th day of Ligue 1. Leader of the championship, the capital club will, in fact, try to relaunch on the pitch of the Stade de Reims, fourth, after losing ground on Italian soil, against AC Milan (1-2), last Tuesday. Present in front of the journalists, Luis Enrique was logically expected to justify this new away defeat. As a reminder, PSG has only 2 victories (Juventus and Maccabi Haifa) away from home in its last 11 C1 matches.
A starving record which logically questions club observers. Asked about this fragility outside the Parc des Princes, the Spanish technician first rejected the speculation made around the state of mind of the group when moving outside. “I don’t agree with what you’re saying. We are a team that never speculates, whether at home or away. We are going to face our opponent, it’s my idea, I’m not saying that it’s necessarily the best, but I’m not going to change it.assured the former coach of La Roja before justifying, according to him, what allows his protégés to show a better face at home.
Luis Enrique defends his environment!
“It’s much nicer to play at home, with our audience, of course. With our idea of playing at home which means that we perhaps take more risks. But the playing field is the same size. I don’t see why the style of play should change. We have to play the same way and that’s what we did. There is not a single away match where PSG was not competitive. We can be more efficient, do better, but the idea has not changed”. Confident of his strength and his players, the ex-Barça coach also defended himself from emerging criticism around the Parisian environment, dominant in Ligue 1 but sometimes overwhelmed against the European big names (Newcastle, AC Milan).
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“The same circles played at the Parc des Princes as at San Siro. We won 3-0 and no one asked us if the players had lacked experience. They are the same players, same backgrounds. I am very happy with the squad. I don’t think about whether they are young or experienced. I am very happy with their level”, notably declared the new strong man of PSG, visibly not worried by the performance of Manuel Ugarte, Warren Zaire-Emery or even Fabian Ruiz (entering the game in the 60th) against the Rossoneri. To conclude and before another dangerous trip to the pitch at Stade de Reims, very successful at the start of the season (6 wins, 2 draws, 3 defeats), Luis Enrique, despite everything, wanted to send a message to his players to avoid another misstep that would cause harm.
“It’s obvious that the previous result determines the next match. We have to change the mentality, move from the Champions League to Ligue 1. We have to analyze the points to improve, put forward new ideas. It is one of the best teams of 2023 in Ligue 1. This means that it is a team which is well established, which has a clear idea. We will see tomorrow what has been prepared for us. We’ll see how we can adapt, but it will be difficult. Obviously, we don’t expect a simple or quiet match. It will be a very intense, complicated match. Clearly, I think we need to be focused so as not to be surprised”. The speech is clear, it now remains to apply it on the lawn of Auguste-Delaune, at the risk of seeing new criticisms burst forth in the days to come…
