The Paris Saint-Germain coach made some strong choices this week. Not everyone was understood.
The guardians of PSG
should they be in competition? Many observers believe that this very specific position should not be subject to the same rules as the others. Luis Enrique, for his part, has been pleading for alternation for several weeks.
While Matvey Safonov started against Bayern Munich on Tuesday (0-1), Gianluigi Donnarumma resumed his place against Nantes on Saturday (1-1). “I have three good goalkeepers,” explained the PSG coach. You have to get used to being ready to give your best. And I believe all three are capable of it. We haven't seen Arnau yet. But both Safonov and Donnarumma, I want them 100%, and they are prepared like the other players. Nothing happens when you change goalkeepers. Today, I don't consider that there is one goalkeeper above the others. I want them all to be prepared.”
Another misunderstood decision
Furthermore, Luis Enrique had also decided to do without Presnel Kimpembe against Nantes, while the 2018 world champion had been retained in the group a few days earlier.
“He clearly did not understand her absence, explained an internal source to L’Équipe. He expressed his frustration to several members of the club regarding this situation. He wondered how he could be in the group on Tuesday and not Saturday, when nothing happened between the two meetings. He always accepted the decisions of the sports management and especially the coach. However, the lack of consistency of decisions, a few days apart, is incomprehensible for the player“, concluded this source.
