The Dependence on Mbappé: PSG’s Victory Over Real Sociedad

This Tuesday, Luis Enrique did not think about preparing for next season. And Kylian Mbappé proved to him that it would be very difficult to be better without him. As is often the case, PSG stunned their opponent thanks to their attacker. His double destroyed the meager hopes of Real Sociedad (1-2) and reminded, if necessary, the Parisian dependence on its star. As if by magic, the double, and the 90 minutes spent on the pitch, completely erased the psychodramas of recent weeks, the early substitutions and the barbs in front of the microphones.

This Tuesday, in front of the cameras, Luis Enrique and Kylian Mbappé congratulated each other at length as if everything had been forgotten. And the two men even tried to make us believe that they have always been on the same wavelength. “We have no problem,” the Parisian coach even dared a few days after repeating that his team had to get used to playing without Mbappé. “We are trying to think of the best for the team.” “How are things going with the coach? Very good, very good! There is no problem with him, even if people may think the opposite, replied Kylian Mbappé on Canal Plus who, four days earlier, had gone straight to the stands after his substitution at the break in Monaco. I have many problems, but the coach is not one of them!”

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Determined not to make waves as long as Paris has something to play for in the Champions League, the two men have clearly calmed things down and seem to have sealed a pact. The victory in the Basque Country was a reminder that it was impossible for Luis Enrique to inflict the same treatment in L1 as in C1 to his best player. He knows it full well and it is better to try to put the pieces back together than to persist in a fight from which PSG will inevitably lose. “He was exceptional and he played for the team,” praised the Spanish technician.

Luis Enrique even got angry with our Spanish colleagues who insisted on the stormy relations with the 2018 world champion. “You already know what sells? It’s spreading shit and causing problems and worries, grumbled the former Barça coach. Who cares about the truth? I don’t have a problem with any player, just that certain decisions can be more or less appreciated. For me, he is the best player in the world in the last few meters. He’s unstoppable!” Determined to bury the hatchet, Luis Enrique forgets the message sent just last week: Paris must get used to playing without him. No one forced him to be so frank at a press conference. But the weather is visibly thawing.

Silent since the start of the affair, Nasser Al-Khelaifi spoke for the first time on RMC. Unsurprisingly, the PSG boss lined up behind his coach. “It’s the coach’s decision and we are behind him,” NAK said. “The most important thing is the team, PSG. Kylian had a great match, we are proud of him.” In Paris, everyone knows that European destiny will depend on Mbappé. This Tuesday reminded him in case some had forgotten…

2024-03-05 23:43:00
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