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Hungry for sport, he grew up to the sound of Formula 1 engines and the exploits of Ronaldinho. Today, with a Master's degree in sports journalism, he no longer misses an F1 Grand Prix or a PSG match, his two passions and specialties.
Before the clash against Manchester City, Luis Enrique had awkward words for Gonçalo Ramos, without mentioning him. Asked about his choice to play without a real number 9, unlike Pep Guardiola, the PSG coach explained that he did not have Erling Haaland in his squad. A not very pleasant outing for the Portuguese striker, but Luis Enrique returned to his controversial comments.
Tuesday evening, Luis Enrique was once again questioned about his choice not to use a number 9. Indeed, since the start of the season, these are Marco Asensio, Ousmane Dembélé, Kang-In Lee even Désiré Doué who play at the forefront, in a role of false 9. A choice strongly commented on, and while the PSG coach faced his great friend Pep Guardiolawhose playing philosophy is similar, he was questioned about a crucial difference between his team and that of Manchester City: the presence of a real goalscorer in the starting eleven. “ What is their center forward called? Number 9? What is the Manchester City striker's name? The name of number 9? Haaland, right? Okay… », Confided Luis Enrique at the microphone of Canal+therefore implying that he did not have a player of the Norwegian's quality in his squad. An outing that must not have pleased Gonçalo Ramos. But while the latter scored the fourth goal of the victory of the PSG against Manchester City (4-2), Luis Enrique praised his player.
-Luis Enrique plays Gonçalo Ramos
« I hold Gonçalo Ramos and all the players on the team in high regard. He is a great professional who will give his all in any moment of any match. The idea that I want to convey to my players is that there is no indisputable starter here. There will be even more competition here next year. Here it is important that players on and off the field can perform at a high level. The more competition there is, and there will be more with the arrival of Kvara, the better it is for me as coach. It's hard to play, today players remained on the bench », blurted out the coach of PSG at a press conference, before continuing.
“He is a great professional”
« The more good players on the bench, the better. No one is going to relax or think that their starting place is fixed. Playing in a team like PSG must be very difficult. We want players who never surrender, in the spirit of Gonçalo Ramos or Lucas Hernandez who comes in for the last minutes as if it were the last match of his career. This is what we are looking for and we try to transmit what the supporters transmit to us », added Luis Enriquereported by CulturePSG.
