PSG, players overwhelmed by Luis Enrique’s instructions?

Paris Saint-Germain were held to a 1-1 draw by Reims on Saturday during the fifth day of Ligue 1. A result that logically did not please Luis Enrique, who did not hide it at the final whistle. However, PSG players also have some grievances against the Spanish coach. They do not particularly appreciate Luis Enrique’s excessive instructions and have made this known in recent hours.

Luis Enrique faithful to his principles

Last Wednesday, PSG had a hard time getting past Girona in their Champions League opener (1-0). This match had already highlighted some of the limitations of the Parisian attack. It didn’t take long to confirm these doubts since Paris came up against Stade de Reims again last Saturday (1-1). A draw after four league wins relegates PSG to 3^e rank after the victories of Monaco against Le Havre (3-1) and OM against OL (2-3).

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After the match against the Champenois, Luis Enrique did not fail to show his frustration. “If I remember correctly, we haven’t really had easy away games, we knew it was going to be a difficult game, we suffered last year, we suffered again. (…) All the players who took part in this game fought and gave their all, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t”explained the former Barça coach.

Luis Enrique annoys the PSG locker room

However, Luis Enrique is not the only one who was frustrated by this match. This is also the case for his players who even have grievances against the former coach of the Spanish Roja. Indeed, L’Equipe reveals in its edition of the day that some PSG attackers would be frustrated by Luis Enrique’s strict instructions.

The Asturian technician would have formally forbidden the search for depth in order to maintain his principles of possession and control of the game. Which would sometimes even give rise to scathing internal debriefings. The newspaper notably highlights a sequence where Luis Enrique had raised the tone by nevertheless analyzing a goal action, obtained in the transition phase. A phase that the PSG coach absolutely wants to remove from his game. Enough to annoy his players.