PSG lost to the realism of Arsenal on Tuesday evening in the Champions League (2-0). For this shock of the second day of the regular season, Luis Enrique made a tactical bet in attack with Kang-In Lee which did not pay off. In the eyes of Emmanuel Petit, the Paris Saint-Germain coach persists in living in the past and made particular reference to his time at FC Barcelona.
Pep Guardiola has become a management reference. Due to his style of possession play, but also his tactical moves in his hybrid team compositions which have often borne fruit. The Spanish technician has inspired many of his compatriots like Mikel Arteta has Arsenal or else Luis Enrique au FC Barcelone and currently at PSG. However, from the point of view ofEmmanuel Petit, Enrique would be totally wrong.
“He will have to understand that Barça was at a certain time”
Tuesday evening on the fieldArsenal, Luis Enrique had decided to sanction Ousmane Dembélé for being late for training last Sunday by not including him in the group for this shock of the 2nd day of the regular season of the Champions League (0-2). Result, the young recruit Désiré Doué was for the first time lined up in the starting eleven of the PSG in Champions League et Kang–In Lee played as a central striker in a false nine role which was often seen at FC Barcelone in the past. Emmanuel Petit believes that this is the genesis of the problem.
“He wants to put his Barça project in Paris even though he does not have the player profiles in certain positions. Above all, he doesn’t have Iniesta, Messi, Xavi, Luis Suarez… He will have to understand that Barça was in a certain era. To continue playing this way, you must have the profiles to do so. It restricts and frustrates certain players like Nuno Mendes. I am frustrated and angry. I knew Arsenal were superior but I expected Luis Enrique, especially after what happened with Ousmane Dembélé, to show a little more humility.”
“I’m sorry, but only Guardiola can do it”
“He made a mistake on his eleven and gave the stick to be beaten. He stubbornly wants to reproduce at PSG what he experienced at Barça. I’m sorry, but only Guardiola can do it with the best players in the world.”. concluded the 98 world champion and the icon of’Arsenal on the waves of RMC Wednesday during the show Rothen s’enflamme.
