“I am very, very proud”: Luis Enrique appreciated the reaction of PSG in Le Havre

2023-12-03 16:48:11

A real team! PSG won with character this Sunday in Le Havre (0-2). Quickly reduced to ten with the expulsion of Gianluigi Donnarumma, the capital club escaped thanks to a fantastic goal from Kylian Mbappé and the saves of Arnau Tenas, the number 2 goalkeeper at the moment due to pain backbones of Keylor Navas. Something to rejoice Luis Enrique, at a press conference after the meeting in the basement of the Océane stadium.

Given the circumstances, does this victory make you proud?

LUIS ENRIQUE. Yes of course. I am very, very proud. Proud of the team's mentality and ability to adapt. Proud of team spirit. It's beautiful as we usually play. But there, we were forced to defend more. We defended more and we defended very well. We prevented Le Havre from having chances and those that Le Havre had, Arnau (Tenas) stopped them. I am very happy.

Are you amazed by the first appearance at the high level of young goalkeeper Arnau Tenas?

I know him very well. He is an International Espoirs and I called him up to the Spanish selection. It adapts very well to the ideas of recovery from the defense that we want to put in place. He trains every day as if it were the last workout of his life. He had the opportunity to play and demonstrate his level.

What is the news regarding Fabian Ruiz, who is out injured, and is Gianluigi Donnarumma going through a bad patch?

I'm not sure about Fabian, he was in a lot of pain. It's sad because he was having a good time in the game. Regarding Gigi, I don't think it's his fault but that of the defensive line. We got lost on a long balloon from Le Havre. I don't think that was his mistake. It's more my responsibility since it's me who asks my goalkeeper or goalkeepers to play like this on the opponent's long balls.

At the moment, your team seems more comfortable in transition than in positional attack. Does this make you want to accentuate this aspect?

We are one of the only teams that can apply both ways of playing. I don't like that. I can put seven defenders and wait. I don't smoke but I could watch them run while smoking, quietly, on the sidelines. PSG didn't sign me for that but to play attacking football. I don't like the way we played today but we showed that we can play both ways.