Luis Enrique spent three years at FC Barcelona and is in the second and final season of his contract at PSG. Criticized for a style of play that he models on the one he advocated at FC Barcelona, Enrique would clearly not be in this perspective according to Eric Abidal who drew a more than flattering portrait for the coach and PSG.
Luis Enrique is experiencing his fifth major coaching experience after having had the workforce of the Romaof Celta Vigoof FC Barcelone and the Spanish selection. At the reins of the PSG professional group since July 2023, the last coach of the FC Barcelone to have won the Champions League for the culé club seems to want to set up something similar to that at Barça in terms of play according to the analysis of‘Emmanuel Petit, world champion 98.
“I don’t see a coach who wants to bring the Barça recipe”
However, this is not the observation made by Eric Abidal. The ex-player and sporting director of FC Barcelone sees two very distinct versions of Luis Enrique. “It remains a coach with a lot of experience, certainly a big requirement. Demand for people above all and demands for its players, for the club. He knew that it was not going to be easy and that the objective is of course, always number one, is to win the championship and be present in the Champions League and, why not, to lift this trophy. I don’t see a coach who wants to bring the Barça recipe because Paris Saint-Germain is not Barcelona. Each club has its identity, its DNA.”
“He remains a boss, a leader and he made it known from day one”
During an interview for Free Foot, Eric Abidal however, considered that the PSG had offered himself a boss in the person of Luis Enrique because of his ability to manage egos within a locker room. “Afterwards, he understood that he had to be crazy because the Parisian fan likes madness. But the strength he has is being able to manage the ego of each player. He remains a boss, a leader and he made that known from day one.”
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