Mathieu Warnier, Media365: published on Saturday November 2, 2024 at 9:30 p.m.
While PSG scored a short success against Lens this Saturday, Luis Enrique was full of praise for his players. Will Still, for his part, admitted that he did not understand certain refereeing decisions.
Luis Enrique is obviously satisfied with the minimum. This Saturday, PSG signed a very narrow victory against Lens which allowed them to soar in the championship standings. And this despite difficulties in finishing in front of Brice Samba's cage. “We knew it would be a difficult match. We came out well, there was a bit of a lack of serenity, noted the Spanish technician on the microphone of beIN Sports. But I'm happy with my team, I like what I see. » Admitting that there is “the Champions League coming”, with the reception of Atlético de Madrid this Wednesday, the coach of the capital club maintains that “the team has the right attitude”, even if she “doesn’t score every time.” But, despite this, Luis Enrique assures against all odds that his team is on the right track. “I think we're better than last year because it's more difficult to score,” he said. The objective is to have more of the ball than the opponent to maintain pressure. » If, however, he has one criticism to make of his players, it is that there were “too many transitions” during this meeting against Lens.
Still: “We showed too much respect”
For his part, Will Still expressed regrets, particularly concerning the first 45 minutes of his team. “In the first half, we showed too much respect,” he said on the microphone of beIN Sports the Belgian technician. Second, the content is more interesting. » Assuring that it is “a shame to concede a goal on a defensive throw-in where they come out too easily”, the former Reims coach confided that, during a match on the lawn of the Parc des Princes, “you must be very good” before conceding that his team “was not good throughout the match”. Wishing “not to worry” about the red card received by Abdukodir Khusanov, Will Still found fault with the yellow card he received in the first period. “I know there are times when I exaggerate in the way I gesture, where I get a little carried away in the emotion of the match,” he said. This (Saturday) evening, I wanted to remain very polite, I wanted to ask the fourth referee for an explanation of what had happened. I was not allowed any explanations since there was a direct yellow. » The Lensois coach will, however, remember that his collective “created quite a few opportunities while numerically inferior” and intends to “move forward”.
