“Where do I get this striker from?”, Luis Enrique’s response to the absence of a center forward

Asked about the absence of a real center forward in his starting line-up against Atlético de Madrid (1-2), Luis Enrique assures that this profile does not exist and assumes his style of play despite the bad series in the Champions League.

PSG’s new disillusionment in the Champions League against Atlético de Madrid (1-2) will not upset Luis Enrique’s plans. The Parisian coach took the blame for the glaring lack of realism from his players, while ensuring his desire to continue with the same pattern of play. Asked about the absence of a center forward in his starting line-up, the Spanish believes that the rare pearl does not exist.

“Bring it to me if you have this player”

“Bring him to me if you have this player,” he said at a press conference. “This striker, where did I get him from? These are the stats of the Champions League and from there I am faithful to my ideas. The day I fail in Football, it will be with my ideas, not with those of a journalist, another coach or another person These are the ideas that I will continue to follow. improbable, unprecedented but real. Football does not reward chances but goals. We are aware of this and we need to improve it.

According to statistics, Paris is the team that concedes the fewest chances in the Champions League and the second team that creates the most. On Wednesday, the Parisians were once again largely dominant, shooting 22 times (compared to 4 for the Spaniards). They even managed to open the scoring through Warren Zaire-Emery (14th) before being quickly joined by a goal from Nahuel Molina (18th). Angel Correa snatched the victory for Atlético with a counter at the last second of added time (90th + 3).

This second Parisian defeat in Europe this season resembles the scenarios of two other matches for Luis Enrique’s men: during their narrow victory against Girona (1-0), then after the draw against PSV Eindhoven (1- 1). After four days, PSG is 25th in the ranking and temporarily eliminated from the competition. He will play his next two away matches against Bayern Munich (November 26) then Salzburg (December 10) before concluding with the reception of Manchester City on January 22 and a trip to Stuttgart on the 29th.