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Passionate about sport, cinema and television (on screen as well as behind) since his childhood, Bernard has been a journalist for 10 Sport since 2018. More skilful with the keyboard in hand than with the ball on his feet, he decides to mainly cover a beloved sport, criticized and hated at the same time (football) and a sport that is not one (wrestling).
This Tuesday against Arsenal, PSG will play without Ousmane Dembélé, who remained in Paris by decision of Luis Enrique. A tense exchange between the two men would be at the origin of the sanction of the French international. While he had already justified himself at a press conference, the Parisian coach added a layer at the Infosport+ microphone.
Luis Enrique had probably guessed most of the questions that were going to be asked to him this Monday evening on the eve of the clash against Arsenal. A few hours earlier, the absence ofOusmane Dembélé in the group that traveled to London, no one had escaped, The Team announcing that a tense exchange between the two men was the cause of the sanction. On the microphone d’Infosport+, Luis Enrique assured that he had taken “ the best decision for the team ».
“If making a team was easy, I would ask my grandmother, who died”
« If making a team was easy, I would ask my grandmother, who died… Making a team is complicated, there are difficult decisions to make. I have no doubt that I made the best decision for the team », says Luis Enrique.
“There was no argument, that’s not true”
Facing the press, the coach of PSG had provided significant information on the origin of the sanction against Ousmane Dembele’s. « I will be very sincere, there was no argument, that is false, but just a problem of commitment of the player towards the team, and no problem between the player and the coach », confided Luis Enriqueadding: “ Do you think it’s easy to create a team, just press a button? No, it’s not like that. There are difficult circumstances, decisions that are difficult too. Yesterday (Sunday) was a difficult decision, but I am absolutely sure it was the right one. I will do the same thing 100 times. That doesn’t mean my decisions are irreversible. It’s just what’s best for the team right now. That’s my opinion. I signed to create a team, which plays good football, that’s what I can guarantee. I wasn’t hired to win titles or win the Champions League, I can’t guarantee that, but to do my best and make a team. Otherwise, I’m going home. I obviously have the support of the president and the sporting director. Ousmane Dembélé is part of the team if you had any doubts ».
