Present at a press conference this Friday, on the eve of Angers/PSG, Luis Enrique was questioned about the winter transfer window and his desire or not to recruit an attacker. His response was very clear.
On Wednesday evening, in the wake of a bitter defeat against Atlético Madrid, a journalist asked Luis Enrique if his team's lack of efficiency in the Champions League was linked to the absence of a real striker. in his team. “Bring it to me if you have it.” Where do I get this attacker from? »the Spaniard retorted.
A response that surprised many people since Luis Enrique is not the type to complain about his squad or the transfer window. This Friday, on the eve of the Angers/PSG match, a journalist asked Luis Enrique if his response on Wednesday evening meant that he wanted to recruit an attacker during the winter transfer window.
“I am very satisfied with the transfer window that we have had”
“I never said thatLuis Enrique first replied, before finally responding, faced with the journalist's insistence. Did I say that? I have big doubts. I never complained about players not being there or injuries. I will take advantage of your question to answer: “no”. I don't have a shortage of players. Of course, during the last transfer windows, there were certain players that we tried to buy and who could not come, in different positions. They didn't come because the clubs don't sell them to you. It's true that there were players who wanted to come, but the price was exorbitant. I am very satisfied with the transfer window that we have had and from there, we will develop the team as best as possible to be able to solve our problems. »
If Luis Enrique therefore confirmed that he had no intention of recruiting a center forward this winter, as had already leaked into the press, he nevertheless recognized a problem with his team's efficiency in front of goal in the Champions League . A blockage that he wants to resolve collectively.
“Solve this efficiency problem with our own resources. »
“We have an efficiency problem in the Champions League? Yes. We are below our level in this aspect, indeed. What is the objective? Let us progress. When are we going to get there? It's not enough to press an on/off button, that's not how sports work, otherwise it would be too easy. There are arguments and resources to resolve this, but it does not depend on a player, an injured person or a recruit (…) Is there a blockage? Yes. For what ? Because when you look at the numbers in the Champions League and Ligue 1, they are different. We have good results in the league, the Champions League is just a tougher competition, but we have faced some big teams. We have a delicate situation in the Champions League, we have to accept it, but we will try to resolve this problem with our own resources. »
