Luis Enrique is going through his first zone of turbulence since his arrival at Paris Saint-Germain. Singled out after attempting an unbalanced and too daring 4-2-4 in the Champions League against Newcastle, the Spaniard chose to rebuke the media when explaining himself. “Why this system? I’m the coach, I have to decide. If I didn’t change in the second half, it’s because I thought it was the best and I still think so. This is a very favorable result for them. We don’t deserve this result. »
Four days later, the former La Roja coach abandoned his 4-2-4 to return to a more classic 4-3-3, even if Vitinha’s position on the left remained unusual. Paris was not any more exciting though. “The first 25 minutes were not good enough, they played great football and had chances”recognized the Parisian coach on Prime Video. However, Paris was not pierced in midfield like at Saint James’ Park. Finally, a player like Randal Kolo Muani undoubtedly appreciated playing forward rather than left winger, like against the Magpies.
Players defend Luis Enrique
A more balanced system, players playing in their position: Paris seems to have found “stability”. Which did not prevent Luis Enrique from getting annoyed in front of a journalist. For their part, the Parisian players chose to form a unit behind their coach. If Kylian Mbappé did not want to expand on the subject, Vitinha assures that this 4-2-4 is an additional weapon, even if it was not seen at the time.
“We have several ways of playing and that’s important to have a lot of solutions in the squad. We are happy to have this quality of players and system. I always want to play, like all players. But if I don’t play, I’m always ready to help the team. There were players who were more tired”he declared in the mixed zone, imitated before by Achraf Hakimi on Prime Video. “The system ? The coach is trying to find the right system but we have also won matches in 4-2-4. It’s also good to change from time to time”. If Hakimi says so…
