2024-09-22 00:01:25
A narrow victory on Wednesday in the Champions League followed by a draw this Saturday in Reims (1-1). The week was not easy for PSG who showed their first goals of the season in quick succession. It took the entry of Ousmane Dembélé to give the Parisians a place this weekend. A match was quickly decided by the coach Luis Enrique who has made many adjustments in his starting eleven by saving some elements like Hakimi, who is in Paris.
What analysis did you make of the meeting?
LOUIS HENRY. If I remember well all the matches we played away, we didn’t have an easy game apart from maybe one (editor’s note: Le Havre 4-1, August 16). We know it will be difficult. We suffered here last year and here we are suffering again. The opposing team managed to score on their first chance, then they put us in trouble. We don’t have success and opportunities to win.
How do you explain the bad season that Bradley Barcola is going through?
All my players fight, for all and after football it’s like that… Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. I understand the criticism, but I am satisfied with all my players.
Why did you put Désiré Doué in false 9 in the first place?
This position offers many opportunities and for this role we have many actors who can play it. It was a starting option then during the match we had to change that. But in fact, this vertical is useful for us.
It looks like you touched it when you came out. How is it?
He took an attack on the ankle, we don’t know what the situation is at this time.
“The program is busy and long”
Why did you decide to do without Achraf Hakimi?
The instructions are clear. We must take care and maintain the health of our players. The schedule is busy and long.
In his absence, he decided to replace Warren Zaire-Emery in a hybrid role. What do you think about your work?
Warren has this ability to play on the right wing and in the middle. In this match we have almost 80% possession. He could have played in defense as a full-back, but he didn’t have to because we had a lot of balls.
Should Ousmane Dembélé’s stats (4 goals in L1) interest you?
Questions are not accepted. For me, the most important thing is that PSG scored. Ousmane scored the goal, it’s very good but there is no particular mine on this player. I want all players to improve, whether attacking or defending. The most important thing, I repeat, is PSG!
What should Randal Kolo Muani do to stand out more when he is heavy and not on the right side where he does good things?
He is a player who can play in many positions, I really like attacks that he can do like that. He plays on the right, which allows him more depth. That’s what we are in a place but with the opposite goal, we have a little space. So it’s moved back to #9. For the rest, everything will depend on what we are looking for and the results we get.
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