Present at a press conference on Tuesday evening, before the PSG/City clash this Wednesday evening, Pep Guardiola spoke of his friendship with Luis Enrique and praised the qualities of his PSG, from whom he hopes for a bad performance this evening to beat him.
Former teammates at Barça and friends for several years, Luis Enrique and Pep Guardiola will meet this Wednesday evening at the Parc des Princes for the PSG/City clash, crucial for the future in the Champions League of both teams. The Parisian coach praised his Catalan counterpart during his press conference, describing him as a reference and a unique coach.
Present in front of the media on Tuesday evening, on the eve of the match, Pep Guardiola also spoke of his friendship with the PSG coach, whose work he greatly appreciates: “I love everything about Luis Enrique and the way his team plays”summarized the Citizens coach, before being questioned about the criticism received by Luis Enrique concerning his choice to often play without a real number nine.
“PSG is a very young team, with incredible quality in the middle”
“If you play with a nine and you don’t win, you will be criticized, Guardiola said. If you play without nines and don’t win, you will also be criticized. One of the best teams in history was Barça and they were playing without nine. We must accept criticism and move forward. I really liked what I saw in the few PSG matches I watched this season. It’s a very young team, with incredible quality in the middle, with dynamism. They have speed with Barcola and Dembélé. They also have experience with Marquinhos, speed with Nuno Mendes and Hakimi. They also have experience with their goalkeeper. »
-“People say it’s easy to win Ligue 1 for them, but it’s not easy to do it every year, continued Guardiola. You have to prove it every time. There are many things I love about them, beyond the connection I can have with Luis. We were teammates at Barça, our two families are very close. A friendship that will be eternal, forever. I love them, I think they love us too. We are always happy to see each other. Of course, I want from the bottom of my heart a horrible performance from PSG tomorrow so that we can beat them, but it will last 95 minutes and after that, our relationship will remain intact. »
Regarding the decisive nature of this evening’s meeting, Guardiola is well aware that a victory would almost qualify his team for the play-offs: “Both teams have two more matches. It’s of course a very important match for us and for PSG, but we have another match against Bruges at home. So I don’t know how many points we will need to qualify. I just know that if we win our two matches, we will be mathematically qualified. But maybe with just one win we will be too. »
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