Luis Enrique silenced the French press

The French press relentlessly and unfairly attacks Luis Enrique. But what will they say now? There is an urgent need in Paris to find a new Messiah because of the imminent departure of Kylian Mbappé and, if no star comes along, they can look to the bench, because it is clear that the Spaniard is one of the best coach in the world.

They criticized his idea, pointed out his decisions and pressured him in press conferences, but they did not change course. ‘Lucho’, a coach with personality and interventionist, has the ability to catch anyone on the wrong foot and he began to show it in the starting eleven where he decided to leave Kolo Muani (95 million euros), Manuel Ugarte (60 ) and Lucas Hernández (45), although the latter came from a stomach virus, and chose a very young Barcola, who was decisive in the second half, and a Fabián Ruiz surrounding the midfield who left the heat map for manner in which he annulled. the realistic midfield.

Certainly some have rubbed their hands in PSG’s erratic first half. He didn’t lead a team full of stars, but Real Sociedad and Imanol don’t exactly play Parcheesi. They came out with a high pressure that surprised the Parc des Princes and made it difficult to get the ball out to the end.

But coaches are measured by their interventions on the field and Luis Enrique, with his, turned away. He embraced the high pressure game as well as the advanced lines, played man to man at times and dismantled Real, draining the fatigue and leaving some space that was not seen in the first half. This is how the goals of Mbappé and Barcola came, and this is how a Dembélé capable of the best and the not-so-best was also able to shine.

Today, in the section where things are most at stake, Paris Saint Germain showed a more mature image than all the previous months. That, his deep squad and, especially Luis Enrique, make him a serious candidate. Although there is still Anoeta