Luis Enrique’s players are top of Ligue 1 after their 3-0 success at Reims on Saturday afternoon. Elyxandro CEGARRA / Elyxandro Cegarra / Panoramic
The Spanish coach believes that his 24-year-old striker, author of a hat-trick during the victory in Reims this Saturday, must “progress” and that he can bring “even more” to PSG.
The three points of victory, a hat-trick for Kylian Mbappé, first place in the standings: PSG did the job in Reims (0-3), Saturday, during the 12th day of Ligue 1. But with Paris, it was There’s always a little something extra… First of all, it should be emphasized that the final score in no way reflects the nature of the match. PSG suffered against a good Reims team. The pressing of Will Still’s men made the often feverish Parisians tremble and Gigio Donnarumma multiplied his exploits to keep his clean sheet. “The match was very difficult from the first to the 90th minute. Even though the score is 3-0, it could have been much closer because Reims would have deserved to score goals and get back into the match. They stayed in the match until the 80th minute, when we scored the third goal», rightly analyzed Luis Enrique, at a press conference.
The Parisian coach also and above all made this astonishing declaration at the microphone ofAmazon Prime Videoabout Kylian Mbappé: “I’m not very happy with Kylian today! If we talk about goals, I have nothing to say. But I think he can help the team more. I’ll talk to him about it first. But obviously he’s one of the best players in the world. No doubt about it. But we need more from him, we want him to do more».
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An accident ? Not really. He reiterated his remarks on Canal+. «In terms of goals, nothing to add, it’s unique. But I ask him more, from Kylian Mbappé. Not when it comes to goals. I expect him to participate more collectively in certain phases of the game. He is a world-class player, there is no doubt about that. But we need an even better Kylian Mbappé. I believe he can improve“, affirmed the Spanish coach.
He was obviously questioned on the subject at a press conference. “I have nothing to say in terms of goals, we all know it. But as far as I’m concerned, I think he can have a much better match than that, insisted the former coach of Barça and AS Roma. We need Kylian to improve further. I think he can improve, that he has a lot of room for improvement. There is no doubt that he is a top player in the world, but that is our goal, not to be satisfied and to ensure that Kylian is a better player, that he participates in many actions game. I think the fairest thing to do is to tell Kylian first before talking to the press“. Luis Enrique did not, in fact, give any details on this subject on Saturday.
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However, he still gave some explanations to journalists: “All players must progress. Today, you ask me about Kylian. He has just scored three goals. Those who didn’t see the match will think it was a great match from him. But I tell you I think he can improve. We would like him to improve and that is a goal. Besides, he wants to progress too. In which domain ? I tell it to the player, to the team. The team and the player already know this. The goal is always to not be satisfied with what you have. It’s an ambitious goal. But the team is ambitious and that’s how I like it. But I don’t talk about it publicly. I tell the players and the team first“. Of which act. In the meantime, Paris Saint-Germain will spend the international break warm before returning to Monaco in L1 then hosting Newcastle in the Champions League.
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