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PSG: Luis Enrique shocks everyone, he explains
Published on August 20, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
Saturday night, PSG conceded a draw against Toulouse. Back after being sidelined, Kylian Mbappé scored. The Toulouse equalizer came from a penalty, following a foul by Achraf Hakimi. According to Luis Enrique, despite the new system, and the frequent position changes, the draw was not due to that.
After two days of Ligue 1, PSG have still not won. The capital club did not lose, but they could not do better than two draws, the last of which against Toulouse this Saturday. The Parisians generally dominated the match, but they were equalized at the end of the match, on a penalty conceded by Achrafi Hakimi and transformed by Abukhlal.
“The players change position but the idea does not change”
Asked in the post-match conference about the change of position of his defenders during the match, in particular Marquinhos et Achrafi Hakimi, Luis Enrique spoke on the issue, according to comments reported by Culture PSG. “I think we had a very good first 70 minutes. Professional football knows unforeseen events and it is up to the coaches to know how to manage them. The players change position but the idea does not change, it always remains the same. I don’t attribute it to that at all. I attribute this loss of points, two points rather, to the lack of control of the match, because we started to proceed with rapid attacks and that is precisely what suited Toulouse best, and not all to us. It lasted a short time during the match but it was enough to concede a goal from the penalty spot. This is a lesson for us. We have to dominate games from start to finish, or at least try. Afterwards, if the opponent is better, we will suffer. But here, I don’t think the opponent was better. »
Luis Enrique pleads bad luck
Pour Luis Enriquethis draw is not due to the lack of automation of the PSG. According to the Spanish coach, it was rather bad luck that deprived his players of the three points. “I attribute it mainly to bad luck: at 0-1, we could have killed the match with the three very clear chances we had. I attribute it to [notre] inability in the second half to control this game, which went all over the place, which was absolutely not the goal. I attribute it to bad luck, a disappointing game and conceding a penalty. In short, this is the beginning. You guys want a little less possession, I want more. You want less control, I want more. This is a situation that I have already known, experienced and I am sure that will change. But it is obvious that this start is a little disappointing. »
2023-08-20 16:00:00
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