Like David Byrne, the singer of Talking Heads on the legendary song Psycho KillerLuis Enrique exclaimed: “What is this? » Around 3:45 p.m. this Thursday, on the plane between Paris and Doha, the PSG coach gave a press conference in the air, by videoconference. PSG – staff, managers and 26 squad players – took off this Thursday to go to Qatar where the Champions Trophy will be played against Monaco on Sunday January 5. He will benefit from this Visit Qatar Tour 2025 for some promotional operations and continue its physical refresher sessions.
Surprised or feigning astonishment, the PSG coach seemed delighted by this communication operation, a first for a French club and undoubtedly in Europe. “It’s different!” », he had fun, he who likes to participate for example in live Twitch or who accepted the cameras of Movistar, the Spanish platform having followed his day-to-day work last season. A few moments earlier, captain Marquinhos, invited to speak to the microphones of the PSGTV hosts, laughed: “I don’t know if it’s good. Even on the plane, we will have to do interviews,” chuckled the Brazilian defender. Five French media, including Le Parisien, were invited to ask the Asturian a question during a videoconference broadcast live on YouTube.
Basically, the Asturian technician, who will speak in a more traditional setting this Saturday in Doha on the eve of the match, was questioned about the transfer window in particular.
As usual, he did not close any doors while repeating his satisfaction in leading this troop. “You know what the transfer window is. Beyond always being open to improving the squad, today, after training, all I can say is that I am lucky to coach a team with so much quality, as much desire, explained Luis Enrique. It's a pleasure. It's obvious that if we can improve the squad, we will try to do so. But it’s difficult, especially in these (winter) transfer windows. We are still open but we remain quiet. Given the development of our team, I believe the team will improve. »
