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Despite a double course in Spanish/Communication, I decided to take control of my dreams by heading into journalism. With a master's degree in sports journalism, I cover sports and football news with as much admiration for transfer periods, when a club must make crucial choices for next season.
Arriving on the PSG bench in July 2023, Luis Enrique has always had the same speech: the Spaniard wants his team to become stronger and stronger over time. And if this summer, Paris became an orphan of Kylian Mbappé, the advanced statistics from the start of the season demonstrate that the Parisian coach is undoubtedly succeeding in his bet.
The PSG must now cope without him. Top scorer in the history of the capital club, Kylian Mbappé decided to join the Real Madrid for the next five seasons. If the big challenge for the Parisian team this summer was to replace number 7, this revolution was carried out with the full confidence of Luis Enriquewho as soon as the Bondynois departure was announced, affirmed that his team would be even stronger next season.
Luis Enrique wants to succeed in his bet without Mbappé
“It’s a challenge for the attackers, but also for the whole team. We want to be a major player in all competitions, so we need to improve both attack and defense. My opinion is that we can get there. That's my goal (…) If someone scores 40 goals, we certainly won't close the doors to him, but if I rely on my experience, it's better to have four players who score 12 goals. That will make 48 goals and it’s better than 40.”declared the coach of PSG last August. According to advanced statistics published this Sunday by the account X Data’Footeverything suggests that the PSG has improved significantly compared to previous seasons.
PSG making great progress
Indeed, in terms of ball control, the PSG version 2024-2025 has 27.2% “high possession”, i.e. 2% more than during the 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023 seasons. Above all, in “goal opportunities”, Paris is more dangerous with 2.56 chances on average at the start of the season compared to 1.80 per match over the last four seasons. Also in defense, the Parisian club is doing better than before with its lowest total of touches suffered in the area (14.3), but also with the number of chances conceded per match (0.67). Progress…
