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For the round of 16 of the Coupe de France against Espaly, Luis Enrique decided to rotate his starting lineup a little. Therefore, the PSG coach had to appoint a new captain in the absence of Marquinhos and Achraf Hakimi. Fabian Ruiz was chosen, but according to Luis Enrique, it was the locker room that chose.
Wednesday evening, for the match against the amateurs ofEspalythe PSG rotated his starting eleven from which Marquinhos, Ousmane Dembélé or even Achraf Hakimi were absent. Consequently, it was necessary to innovate for the captaincy which returned to Fabian Ruiz. A choice of the locker room according to Luis Enrique.
-Fabian Ruiz captain of PSG!
« It was a players' decision. In this specific case, it was a captain who is not in the top three. We reviewed the player votes and the rankings indicated Fabian or Warren. So it came down to between the fourth and fifth captain », explains the coach of PSG at a press conference, before continuing.
“It was a decision by the players”
« At the end of the day, we always give players the chance to choose their captains. We never forget that the captains are the players who represent the team, it is not up to us to choose them: neither the president, nor the coach, nor the sporting director. For me, it is the players who must choose them and that is what was done », added Luis Enrique.
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