He Paris Saint-Germain certified this Sunday, by losing the Monaco in the house of Lyon (3-2), their championship at Ligue 1, a competition in which he started as a clear favorite. The surprise would have been if he didn’t win the title, but it was also a milestone behind which was the good work of Luis Enriquethat arrived at Princes Park last summer and it has been key for PSG emerge as champion. The following are the keys to doing this.
1
Paid equipment
With Luis Enrique the effort is non-negotiable. Gone is the fact that Leo Messi, Neymar and Mbappé focused themselves on attack and forgot to defend a bit. In this PSG they run the scorer, they play in a more compact way and, in other words, it is a more balanced team.
2
Mbappé’s role
Without making too much noise, with the staff accustomed to his goals, Mbappé has been the team’s top scorer to date (26) and is also comfortably leading the fight for the ‘Pichichi’ of this Ligue 1. All it accepted (willingly or not) the nuances that Luis Enrique put into his role. This season he moved away from the left wing and played as a reference more than in the past.
3
Vitinha, the axis around which everything revolves
It did not cost 100 million euros and his signing in the summer of 2022 did not trigger the ‘illusionometer’ of Paris fans, but Vitinha is one of the big reasons why PSG are already champions of Ligue 1 and in the semi-finals of the champions. His work, sometimes dark, is a blessing for Luis Enrique.
4
Group and minute management
Luis Enrique has not flinched when it comes to benching or replacing certain players who in the past have guaranteed their presence on the pitch even when games are more than decided. The most notable case, without a doubt, is that of Mbappé, who Lucho thought about the whole season.
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The role of ‘unit B’
Football players like Barcola, Gonçalo Ramos or Kolo Muani did not start as indisputable for the ‘eleven’ and changed starting positions with substitutes, but their participation was important. The first provided an imbalance when needed and the second and third answered Luis Enrique with goals when they enjoyed playing time.
Source: La Verdad
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