In thirteen years under the Qatari flag, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) has rarely experienced such strategic alignment between its different thinking heads. From the president, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, to the coach, Luis Enrique, through the sports advisor, Luis Campos, the capital’s football club has constituted a triumvirate for fifteen months that lives in harmony and defines its directions without internal fights .
At the head of this trio, the 54-year-old Spanish coach is in charge of converting that harmony into effectiveness on the field of play. Since the start of the season, the results have been convincing in Ligue 1, as PSG is a solid leader and is six points ahead of Olympique de Marseille and AS Monaco, after ten days of the championship. In the Champions League, on the other hand, the capital club is less sovereign and is feverishly approaching the reception of Atlético de Madrid on Wednesday, November 6 at 9 p.m.
After three rounds, Paris was only in 19th place in the C1 league phase. a situation “about”Luis Enrique conceded after the disappointing draw against PSV Eindhoven (1-1) on October 22. On the eve of the match against the colchoneros, the Asturian said more ” optimistic “ : “I have confidence in my players and [à leur capacité à] Take the three points. » A new misstep against Atlético would not compromise PSG’s chances of qualifying for the next round. However, it would weaken Luis Enrique, who has become all-powerful at the club in recent months.
Since the departure of Kylian Mbappé this summer, Luis Enrique has established himself as the true star of PSG, even more than his players. Crowned with his victory in the Champions League with FC Barcelona in 2015, the Spaniard has a resume and an aura that facilitated his takeover at the head of the new Parisian game project: giving priority to the collective and young talents, in place of world football stars, such as Neymar, Lionel Messi or Kylian Mbappé.
Expanded responsibilities
To carry out his project, Luis Enrique inherited very broad prerogatives in the club’s technical field, which allowed him to configure his squad and his game plan. With Luis Campos he actively participated in the last transfer market to target future signings. a privilege that few coaches of the Qatari era can boast of. This legacy of responsibilities became all the easier because the Spaniard has great complicity with his president, we internally specify.
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