Luis Enrique did not have good memories of his last two visits in the Champions League. The first, precisely, was against his current team at the Parc des Princes. The second, against Juve. Two tough defeats very similar to tonight’s. The difference is that today the main person accused is the Asturian after a novelty in the eleven, which ended up condemning his team. PSG went out to the decisive match of the season so far with four forwards: Mbappé, Dembélé, Gonçalo Ramos and Kolo Muani.
The Asturian coach does not shy away from his responsibility and makes it clear what PSG’s closest objective is at the moment: “Why this system? I am the coach, I decide. We do not deserve this result. Our goal is to reach the round of 16l. It is a difficult group, we know it, we remain 2nd. “The last games will be fun.”
Why this system? I am the coach, I decide.
Luis Enrique, about his approach
The Asturian, after PSG has conceded four goals in the group stage for the first time since 2001, vindicates his decision. “I thought this system was best for the team. In fact, I still do.” Newcastle was superior, but for the coach the result was too big compared to what was seen on the field: “It’s unfair, but that’s football. “I congratulate Newcastle, but it was excessive.”
Luis Enrique, after the defeat against Newcastle.
Coach’s decision
At St. James Park, few predicted that the team that would end up scoring was the team that only had one attacker in the starting eleven. Newcastle took advantage of all the spaces that the Parisian team gave them from the beginning. When Luis Enrique wanted to correct, there was no turning back.
“It was the coach’s decision, we wanted to put pressure on his defense. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, and not today. But we have to do it. “We continue forward and we will return to normality.” Lucas Hernández, scorer of the goal, tried to justify the formation that Luis Enrique’s team had today.
It was the coach’s decision, we wanted to put pressure on their defense. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, and not today. But we have to do it
Lucas Hernández, about the starting lineup
Gonçalo Ramos wanted to downplay the importance of the initial formation and pointed to the “small details” as the cause of PSG’s worst defeat since Barcelona’s defeat in 2017. “We try to play our game, but they are a good team. I don’t think it will be a nightmare, even though it was a big defeat”, declared the Portuguese striker. PSG will have another chance to redeem themselves against Milan.
2023-10-04 22:11:00
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