Luis Enriquecurrent coach of PSGsaid Tuesday in a press conference regarding Wednesday’s decisive match against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City that crosses paths “with a friend, who I have been with for many years in Barcelonait was a great joy to see again pep and we share the same idea of football.” The former coach of barcelona, among other teams, and former coach of Spain.
Wednesday is very important for the continuation of PSG and City in the Champions League. He city It is 22nd, it is in the playoff zone, with 8 points, 5 away from direct access to the round of 16. Even worse for him PSG25th, with one less point, even outside the playoff zone.Luis Enrique go to him PSG “prepared, motivated, to be at a high level of our fans.”
In April 2024, on the occasion of the 2023-24 Champions League quarterfinals in between Barcelona and PSG (the French continued with 1-4 at Montjuïc after 2-3 for the Blaugrana in the first leg), Luis Enrique He said he represents better than Xavi Hernandez then coach of the Blaugrana, the Barça style. Asked about it this Tuesday but regarding Guardiola, Luis Enrique is forceful: “Whoever brought the 4-3-3 of Barça in the ideal model is pep. He is a number one, a coach with a unique model. He innovated in the world of football. He opened up a different way of playing in England and led to success. “It’s a reference.”
Luis Enrique who spoke in French for the channel PSG and in Spanish at the press conference, He said “I share the values of football Guardiolaeverything starts with the ball, we like it more than the opponent, so I think it’s an open game, it’s hard to get the ball from the player of the City or PSG“.
Regarding the situation of both teams in the Champions League table, in danger of elimination, Luis Enrique said: “Nobody could have predicted that either team would have so few points. But that’s how it is with the new model. against PSV and Atlético“.
And, if the classification is an obligation for PSG, Luis Enrique He stated that “the obligation for a coach and a player is to give 100 percent and improve, we cannot win every game, but we are prepared.”
Source: La Verdad
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