PSG: Luis Enrique Echoes Deschamps on Penalty Shootouts Debate

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PSG: Surprise, Luis Enrique imitates Deschamps in this sensitive issue

Published on April 2, 2024 at 11:00 p.m.

Lately, the preparation for penalty shootouts has been the subject of debate. An exercise that Didier Deschamps admitted not to work, he who recently criticized the national technical director of the FFF, Hubert Fournier, who had encouraged him to better prepare them. And obviously, Luis Enrique has the same approach as the coach of the France team.

Didier Deschamps didn’t really like the release ofHubert Fournier. On the airwaves of RMC, the national technical director (DTN) of the FFF had prompted the coach of theFrench team to work more thoroughly on penalty shootouts. An exercise in which the Blues have often failed, whether in the round of 16 of Euro 2021 against the Suisse (3-3, 4-5 on the tabs), or in the final of the 2022 World Cup againstArgentine (3-3, 2-4 on the tabs).

“My position is that it cannot be worked on”

“My position is that it cannot be worked on. We were able to have players who could take penalties. I am convinced that it is impossible to recreate the same condition from a psychological and athletic point of view in training as in matches, with overtime of 120 or even 143 minutes for us at the World Cup. I find the exit of the DTN (Hubert Fournier, Editor’s note) disrespectful, in relation to all the coaches, who prepare the penalty shootout sessions and when we see the studies, there are examples and counter-examples. And that concerns the women, who worked on it, but it did not lead to success for them in the quarters,” replied Didier Deschamps at a press conference during the last gathering of theFrench team.

Luis Enrique has the same position as Deschamps on penalties

An opinion that seems to be shared Luis Enrique. Present at a press conference this Tuesday, on the eve of the reception of the Rennais Stadium in the semi-final of the Coupe de France, the coach of PSG also indicated that he did not work on the penalty shootouts: “No, we did not work on it. We prepared for this match in every way, according to my experience. It is impossible to actually train for this exercise. If we get to penalties, I will ask my players who are ready, because there are specialists depending on the context. I hope we will be able to win in 90 minutes. »

2024-04-02 21:00:00
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