For his first speech since his very personal outing on Twitch, influencer Luis Enrique was invited to discuss the favorite subject of journalists at a press conference: the management of Kylian Mbappé’s playing time.
While PSG is entering a crucial period of its season with, in addition to Sunday’s Classic against OM, the Coupe de France semi-final to come on Wednesday against Rennes and the double confrontation against Barça in the Champions League. In this context, can the Spaniard go so far as to ask the Kyks to sit on Sunday evening at the Vélodrome? This clearly left doubt.
Without revealing his cards, the one who will only announce the starting team two hours before kick-off, as is his custom, clarified his point of view afterwards. “We are choosing what is best for the team. We have to win everything so the team comes before personal interest, warned Lucho. But when I see the pace of training on Friday, I like it a lot. »
Luis Enrique “open” on the question of the Olympics
Asked about the possible participation of some of his players in the next Paris 2024 Olympic Games, like most of his colleagues in recent days after the exit of Florian Mauricein Rennes, suggesting that the Breton club would not be in favor, Luis Enrique was more “open”.
“I don’t own the players,” he explained. It would be strange of me, given that I won the Olympic Games in Barcelona (in 1992), to say the opposite. It’s difficult to reconcile the Euro and the Olympics because the players have responsibilities with their club, but in this case, I am quite open, but we must protect the rights of the clubs. »