Enrique: These are difficult matches, but we are able to compete

Tuesday 17-12-2024

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique appeared in important press statements before facing Monaco in the sixteenth round of the French League championship.

He said Enrique on facing Monaco: “It is the same coach and almost the same team as in the past. They are truly high-class competitors, both defensively and offensively, and they succeeded in creating a lot of chances. They are strong and title contenders, but we want to get a good result.” , I have They have been one of our most stubborn competitors since the beginning of the season.”

He added: “They are always difficult matches, and when you play away from home against a direct competitor, it is always difficult, but I I believe that we are capable of competing, whether at home or away, and we will go to Monaco with the goal of winning. We ask ourselves in every match how our opponents will play, and we analyze how they played against us and how they played against other opponents. It is difficult to know exactly what they will do, because they are able to diversify their style. "They played."

He continued: "People always think that we should win the league without difficulty, but the French league is characterized by a very high level. You just have to look at how the team is performing." In Europe, I know that many coaches come to France and say because the level is very high.”

As for Achraf Hakimi, he said: “We care about the playing time and the physical abilities of each player.” Because every player is different from the other, Achraf Hakimi is in At the forefront of all of that, he played a lot last season, and he also had the opportunity for the Olympics. We try to rest the players when they need to, but it is not easy with the match schedule that we have.”

He continued: “Having players in every position is a bit imaginary. No coach has this, but I want there to be competition for positions, and for players not to stop working and to try to maintain their best levels constantly, in order to push Team forward, we don't want 11 players Essentially, but 15, 16 or 17, to raise the level of training to a higher level, and to be able to compete in every match, regardless of the competition.”

He concluded. Speaking about Ousmane Dembélé, he said: “I see him the same way I always saw him. I have known him for years, and I know his personality well, and I have always defended him as a player and as a person. I want him to present the best version of himself, but this is the demand that I ask of all my players.” My team."