“Not a player who progresses”, Riolo smashes the almost zero contribution of Luis Enrique

Daniel Riolo criticized the lack of progress among Paris Saint-Germain players on Wednesday following their home defeat against Atletico Madrid (1-2) on the fourth day of the Champions League. The member of the show‘After Foot on RMC notably criticized Luis Enrique for his almost zero contribution to developing his workforce.

Frustrating as hell, even infuriating. As is often the case this season and particularly in the Champions League, PSG dominated their opponent for almost 90 minutes. But like against PSV (1-1), the Ile-de-France club let precious points slip away this Wednesday and even lost to Atletico de Madrid (1-2) in front of its audience at the Parc des Princes. A defeat linked to a lack of offensive efficiency, a real concern for the Parisians this season, and that Daniel Riolo readily blames on Luis Enrique. A Spanish coach incapable of helping his players progress according to him.

“I’m going to be made to appear, as usual, as the guy who’s fixated and the guy who gets angry or this and that… Because GIFI (the nickname he gives Luis Enrique) makes everyone progress. All the players progress thanks to him”, quips the editorialist of l’After Foot this Wednesday on RMC. “I don’t see a player making progress.”

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Riolo points out Luis Enrique’s bad choices against Atlético

With 69% possession of the ball and a total of 22 shots including 9 on target, PSG created numerous opportunities against the Colchoneros. But when Jan Oblak did not stand out in his goals, it was because the Ile-de-France players failed to maneuver the block put in place by Diego Simeone. Particularly in the midfield where Joao Neves and Vitinha sometimes seemed to be purring without finding the pass that made the difference.

“Vitinha, Luis Enrique got it into his head that it was in front of the defense, I maintain and I will always maintain that it is an eight and not a six. Fabian Ruiz, with Spain he is a player football but with PSG he’s a ghost”, continues Daniel Riolo in his implacable observation on the Spanish coach. “Barcola, in the championship there is real progress and I find that he is a player who is starting to show things a little bit and everything. But he is not yet at Champions League level.”

The RMC Sport journalist moves on to another frustrating profile of this PSG: “Dembélé is always the same, the guy is capable of eliminating anyone. He’s probably one of those who makes the most differences on the side but in the conclusion phase there is nothing left.”

“There is nothing! There is nothing!”

After the meeting, Paris’ second defeat this season in the Champions League, Luis Enrique recalled that he did not have an attacker on hand to put an end to this lack of efficiency in front of goal. Unable to find the missing pearl, the Spaniard is even guilty of having no real impact on the individual level of his players for Daniel Riolo.

“There is no center forward. Asensio, it’s not even that he hasn’t progressed, he has actually regressed because he no longer exists. And all players are like that . I don’t see… Hakimi, don’t let anyone tell me that he made him progress. Hakimi was very good at Inter, he was good at PSG then he had his ups and downs. low but he’s still a good player”, continues the editorialist on RMC this Wednesday. “It wasn’t Luis Enrique who made him progress. Nuno Mendes, the full-back who was rising, he no longer exists. Marquinhos didn’t wait for Luis Enrique to have the level he has and that’s it.”

Daniel Riolo concludes his argument with virulence: “That’s all! There is nothing! There is nothing! So, tell me what this guy has brought since he was at the club apart from this touch of madness, of invention, of crazy press conferences The pompom will arrive on Sunday evening with the doc’ where everyone will get down on their knees saying to look at the character he has and see. What’s more, every half hour he does push-ups.”