Luis Enrique comes out of silence after his controversial comments about the press

On the eve of hosting Stade Rennais in Ligue 1 (9:00 p.m.), Luis Enrique was present during his traditional press briefing this Thursday. The opportunity to review the hot topics of the moment, namely the numerous injuries which have affected his squad since the start of the season, the overloaded schedules widely criticized by several players and coaches, but also his report to the press, from cold to the polar after his latest outings revealed in a documentary soon to be published by the Movistar. In recent days, several scenes had in fact gone viral on social networks, after the Asturian declared that he was ready to give up part of his salary to avoid speaking to journalists.

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He also indicated that a team of stars was no guarantee of success, otherwise “PSG would have already won 8 Champions League with Neymar, Messi and Mbappé“. Inevitably invited to express himself, Luis Enrique remained faithful to his line of conduct: “I don’t remember anything anymorehe first said, with a slightly joking tone. I will use this press conference to give my opinion: I will not comment on any sentence taken out of the context of this documentary. What I do in a documentary is what I do in a match preparation situation. All the sentences I say to my team are part of my job as a coach. What I say, I mean it, but I’m not saying it’s right or wrong, it’s just my opinion.»

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He likes the press, but not too much either

Obviously, Luis Enrique also returned to his comments against the press, even though he had already made controversial outings in recent months. “The press knows nothing about football”he notably said ahead of the Champions League semi-final against Dortmund last season, when he was told that his team was favorite. “I have a good time with youhe expressed this Thursday at PSG Campus, but not really convinced by his own words. I have never cut short a press conference, I like to talk, I say what I have to say. »

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However, he confirmed that he was ready to cut part of his salary, to cut his media obligations: “it was a spontaneous reflection. But if you tell me that I’m signing a paper to no longer speak to the press, and you’re taking away 25% of my salary, or even 50, I’ll sign it. But I think it’s impossible, because the contracts signed oblige the coach to speak. I’m having a good time, but if I could avoid it, I would, especially during pre-match conferences, because I don’t have the energy to put up with certain things anymore.” It must have been the soup of grimaces in the auditorium…

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