After a draw in Nice (1-1) which saw his team miss its first period before succeeding in the second, it was a tight-lipped Luis Enrique who was present at the press conference. He regretted many things from the first act but appreciated the response after the break.
The press conference begins without the translator, forcing Luis Enrique to wait.
How do you explain the difference observed between the two periods of the match?
“There is a very easy explanation, the unusual level of imprecision of a majority of our players. There were a lot of easy technical actions, easy passes, situations that we normally remedy, but here we made a significant number of mistakes. »
Despite a challenging scenario, your team has not denied its style. Is it important for you to have a team that controls its emotions to make the right move at the right time? This remains a rather positive point.
“Despite the bad first half, very bad in fact, I am quite proud of the spirit of my players. At the end of the first half, there was an attack without touching the ball on Hakimi, clearly a fact of play to be analyzed, and my players received two yellow cards for protest because of this. And in the second half, no player protested against the referee at any time. We focused on playing the game and getting back in the game. It would have been easy to complain about everything, especially this action where there is clearly no possibility of the player (editor’s note Dante) touching the ball as he hits Hakimi’s knee, and I am very proud of the reaction of the team and my players on this second half. »
Why did you decide to replace Randal Kolo Muani with Lee Kang-in at half-time of the match: was it a question of player profile or linked to his performance?
“At the break, I could have changed five players on the pitch without any problem, there are five players who could very well have come off but, in this case, I decided to change only one player, but I would have could have had other options. »
After seven days of L1 and two of the Champions League, what is your assessment of this start to the PSG season?
“We give the grades at the end, we will see at the end of the season what the grade will be, but at the beginning, it seems to me that it is promising. I like what I saw, I think it’s a much better start than last season, but the most important thing is missing: winning Ligue 1 and being competitive in all competitions, but we are not than at the start of the season. »
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