Paris Saint-Germain are in grave danger in the Champions League, but Luis Enrique has no worries about his future. Qatar has no intention of cutting off heads in the event of a fiasco.
Atlético de Madrid's last-second goal on Tuesday evening at the Parc des Princes pushed PSG out of the Top 24 of the Champions League, which is obviously very worrying as Paris still has to play Manchester in particular. City and Bayern Munich. However, on the side of the presidential box, Nasser Al-Khelaifi held his nerve, and contrary to a strong trend since Qatar bought PSG in 2011, the coach will not be sacked, even if it ends very badly . This time, the manager of Paris Saint-Germain has decided to continue to build on the project undertaken with Luis Enrique, namely to trust young players, and not to break everything so quickly. The Spanish coach can sleep peacefully, as confirmed by Adrien Chantegrelet and Samuel Gothot, the two journalists from Le Parisien, who had some confidences from the PSG locker room.
Luis Enrique has the confidence of Nasser Al-Khelaifi
After the terrible fiasco against Atlético de Madrid, Nasser Al-Khelaifi did not want to react immediately, and he did not speak in the heat of the locker room after the defeat. But on Thursday, the Qatari leader came to attend his team's training, and he then wanted to speak. Without getting upset, NAK let the players and staff know that he still had complete confidence in them and that in these difficult times in the Champions League, sacred union was essential. But according to our colleagues, the president of PSG above all wanted to let everyone know that he did not intend to make Luis Enrique pay the price of a possible elimination of the French champions at this stage of the competition. “ The president of PSG insisted on the fact that his club is under construction and that it must move forward, match after match, without worry. Luis Enrique is not at all in danger, the objective being to continue to grow in this new project, without stars but with a more stable collective », Indicates the Ile-de-France daily. A message which will however have difficulty getting across to supporters who have been annoyed since Tuesday.
On the social network world. “ If PSG is not able to finish at least 12th place, Luis Enrique will have to be fired from his position as coach. He did not want a right winger, nor a No. 9, so we will have to assume the consequences of this incomplete transfer window! », clearly warned Sourakata Kebe, consultant for Paris Central TV. Nasser Al-Khelaifi having never asked the opinion of supporters and journalists, this should not change the situation too much for Luis Enrique, who can sleep peacefully. For now.
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