Axel Allag, Media365, published on Thursday October 3, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
This Thursday, Movistar Plus + broadcast a new extract from its documentary miniseries dedicated to Luis Enrique. The PSG coach does not hesitate to use the example of Michael Jordan to motivate Kylian Mbappé to become the first defender of his team.
Luis Enrique tried to motivate Kylian Mbappé in his own way last season. Finding himself at the heart of certain criticism after his choice to have dismissed Ousmane Dembélé during the trip to Arsenal in the Champions League (defeat of PSG 2-0), the Asturian gave a tough speech in front of his former striker whom he regretted seeing him leave for Real Madrid during the summer. Between the quarter-final first leg and the second leg of the Champions League against FC Barcelona, the technician explained himself in images captured by Movistar Plus + with a view to the documentary mini-series ‘No tenéis ni p.. . idea’ (‘You have no fucking idea’) dedicated to the former coach of La Roja.
Michael Jordan, the example to follow
During a video session between the two men, Luis Enrique therefore asked (in Spanish) an exemplary defensive attitude from Kylian Mbappé, using a striking example to motivate him to become PSG’s first defender. “I read that you liked Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan grabbed all his teammates by the a***s and he defended like a son of a b***h,” begins Luis Enrique, in front of Kylian Mbappé sitting opposite him.
“I want you to be the best defensive player in history”
Then continued: “You must give this example, firstly as a person and as a player, to go and press. You are going to spend the whole match pressing Cubarsi so that he does not advance and Ter Stegen so that he plays fast. And coming back quickly. Why? To be a leader you think you have to score goals, and you do, because you are a phenomenon, a world class player, no doubt about it. . But that’s not enough for me. A real leader is someone who, when he can’t help us with goals, helps us defensively. If you’re the only one to press, that’s good, but. If you take Ousmane, Kolo Muani, Barcola, Gonçalo or Asensio and set yourself up as an example when it comes time to press, you know we’ll have a fucking team machine? I want you to leave here! the big door Kyky. In attack, I know you can do it, but the day you don’t attack, I want you to be the best player in history in defense, that’s a leader. is Michael Jordan. Is it good for you? Is everything clear?”
Before leaving the room, Kylian Mbappé responded in the affirmative. After the defeat against FC Barcelona in the quarter-final first leg (3-2), the striker scored twice on the return leg (1-4 success), therefore contributing to PSG’s qualification in the last four, where will stop the capital club’s road against Borussia Dortmund.
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