Luis Enrique, PSG coach, was amused by a question from a Spanish journalist on the non-use of Kylian Mbappé against Lyon (4-1) on Sunday. He thought he would escape the subject for the first time since his arrival in Paris.
Missed. Luis Enrique believed that he would not have to answer any questions about Kylian Mbappé, this Tuesday at a press conference on the eve of the trip to Lorient, Wednesday (7 p.m.) in a late match of the 29th day of Ligue 1. Then, he smiled when a journalist from the Spanish show El Chiringuito spoke. “I wanted to ask you if it wasn’t a little strange that Mbappé remained on the bench after having said one day that he was the best player in the world,” launched his interlocutor in reference to the non-use of the French striker against Lyon (4-1), Sunday.
“When Kyky speaks publicly, I will talk about it behind the scenes, without any problem”
Sneering, the coach slapped his left arm with his right hand to regret having come so close to a performance. “It was the first time at a press conference that no one asked me a question about Kyky,” quipped the Spanish technician. “You ruined this record, damn. Although the question was well formulated but you ruined the record. I can’t answer it. When Kyky speaks publicly, I will talk about it behind the scenes, without any problem.”
The former FC Barcelona coach gave an almost similar response on Sunday after the match against Lyon, during which he did without the 2018 world champion by leaving him on the bench. “I have nothing to say about Kylian until the parties speak out, I will continue to remain silent and when the parties speak out, then it will be time to speak,” he said.
This Wednesday, Luis Enrique confided his ambition of not giving up any match at the end of the season to aim for an unprecedented quadruple in France. To do this, he will trust his entire workforce by ensuring that he does not have a standard team. An indirect way of casting doubt on the use of Kylian Mbappé in Lorient on Wednesday.
“When a coach like me has such a varied squad at his disposal, with so many players in good shape and desire, I trust what I see in matches but also during training. I also adapt to the profiles of the players. opponents I can have two players in the same position who are very fit but depending on the profile of the opposing players, I can make a different decision for example for those who play in the corridors. I don’t say to myself, ‘I have this team. -type and it’s these three attackers who will play’, no It’s good for the players that they have the feeling that what they do in training is important At the moment, everyone can. be an actor in the matches.”
