Bradley Barcola was very surprised that PSG invested heavily to recruit Khvicha Kvaratskhelia this winter. But the French striker has no reason to worry according to his coach Luis Enrique.
Not qualified for the reception of Manchester City on Wednesday evening in the Champions League, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia could however make his big debut on Saturday evening against Stade de Reims at the Parc des Princes. The Georgian striker, recruited for 70 million euros by Paris Saint-Germain in the winter transfer window, will bring a little more competition within Luis Enrique’s team. In this left winger position, where “Kvara” shone with Naples, the Spanish coach already had several solutions, including the most obvious and most used, Bradley Barcola. In today’s edition, The Team rightly indicates that the French international was very surprised, and obviously not in a positive way, to see Paris recruit the Georgian this winter.
But for Luis Enrique, questioned on this subject at a press conference, the two players are compatible and can shine together at PSG. “His characteristics are adaptable to our style of play. We look for the player’s innate qualities to improve them. Be in front of goal as often as possible, be in a shooting situation but also connect with a particular player and create synergies. I think what he will bring to the team is positive. Barcola-Kvara? There are seven players up front with whom I can do combinations.” first commented the PSG coach in order to reassure his French international, brilliant against Manchester City two days ago, before continuing.
-Luis Enrique does not want to pit Kvara and Barcola against each other
“You have to see the synergies, what he brings to the team in attack and defense. I don’t know when he will start playing, it depends on training. It’s very difficult because of the level of the team. When will he start playing? It’s not important, what is important is that he is in a dynamic with us. Physically he is very good. We saw it without problem in training. He is ready » concluded Luis Enrique, a fan of extreme turnover and tests of all kinds for his team compositions. With one more offensive player, we can imagine that the ex-Barça coach is in heaven and that he will be able to have fun testing several combinations in the offensive sector with Kvaratskhelia, Doué, Barcola, Dembélé, Lee or even Ramos.
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