The coach of Paris SG, Luis Enriquehopes to play “a match of maximum tension” on Sunday at the Velodrome against Marseilles (20:45) in the last match of the 9th round of Ligue 1, warned his players that they need to “control their emotions2.
“From experience, in this type of match, everything you have done before has little importance, because it is a match of the highest tension, of great rivalry,” he said. Luis Enrique in a press conference at the PSG Campus in Poissy (Yvelines).
“The high-tension matches are the most important, the easiest to think about because no one lacks motivation, no player can be left standing,” he added.
“But beware of excessive motivation, which can lead to stagnation, you need to be at 100% but not 105%, you need to be at the right level of thinking, with emotions, but your head must always be control those emotions, ” explained the former Barça player and coach, who played many “clásicos” against Real Madrid.
“They are different games. From the beginning of the week you feel the pressure to win, a feeling that a soccer professional always wants to experience, to make his fans happy,” he said.
Asked about the praise he received on Friday from the new Marseille coach, Roberto De ZerbiLuis Enrique replied: “De Zerbi is an exciting coach I followed at Brighton, and I like his way of wanting to dominate games, his ability to make the players play the way he wants. “
Before adding mischievously: “I enjoyed watching your team at Brighton and I hope watching Marseille tomorrow (Sunday) is less fun.”
Source: La Verdad
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