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PSG take on Lyon in a high-profile encounter on Sunday and Enrique opined that he was more concerned about the performances of the team than that of individuals.
Luis Enrique. (AP Photo)
French Champions PSG head coach Luis Enrique brushes aside talks of a rift with winger Ousmane Dembele as he stated that he shared the same relationship with all the players in the squad.
“I’m a coach. I’m not their father, brother or ‘bro’, I decide, I have to make decisions, I have no problem making them, those that I consider to be the best for my team,” the Spaniard explained.
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He explained how he wanted to draw his players outside their comfort zones to get the most out of their abilities.
“The idea is to get everyone out of the comfort zone, those who play more as well as those who play less. I have always done it in my career and I do not intend to change,” the 54-year-old asserted.
He likened the workings of a football team to that of an ochestra with a specific function for each participant.
“To see the best version of these players, we can make unpopular decisions. It’s a team, like an orchestra, there can’t always be players doing the same thing, we have to coordinate,” Enrique added.
PSG top the French domestic league table with 34 points to their name from 14 games thus far in the campaign, five points ahead of chasing Marseille and Monaco.
Enrique also went on to state that it was his best season yet in terms of numbers and statistics.
“Statistically, it’s my best as a coach. Even if the media criticise, that there are lies invented, it’s my best in terms of numbers, chances generated by us, by the opponents, it’s the best,” the Spaniard said.
PSG take on Lyon in a high-profile encounter on Sunday and Enrique opined that he was more concerned about the performances of the team than that of individuals.
“I look at everything the team does, the players, and we don’t depend on any particular player, only on the team,” the former Barcelona and Spain coach stated.
“And I see that the level of training is rising, that the players are getting better every day,” he concluded.
