Luis Enrique dismissed any notion of negativity round Paris Saint-Germain and insisted he and his gamers have been able to edge a step nearer to historical past by beating Arsenal within the Champions League semi-finals.
The Spaniard felt the questioning from the French journalists on the pre-match press convention weren’t significantly constructive, maybe reflecting the actual fact his staff have won just one of their last four games in all competitions.
Luis Enrique mentioned that was not reflective of the temper within the camp and mentioned PSG have been assured heading into the primary leg on the Emirates tomorrow evening.
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Addressing the temper throughout the media, he mentioned: “I’m solely speaking about your questions [when talking about negativity], not our supporters or employees.
“I may very well be fallacious however I really feel by means of your questions a unfavourable environment.
“The temper is outstanding. I’m the saddest particular person within the group, so think about how the others really feel.”
The Champions League stays the Holy Grail for PSG, who’ve solely reached one last beforehand regardless of heavy funding from the membership’s Qatari house owners.
Luis Enrique added: “This stress doesn’t suffocate us, we handle it fairly properly. We’re formidable, we need to make historical past and do what others haven’t performed.
“I see my staff with confidence. After all, there are moments of difficulties, and that is regular. I realise that folks in Paris don’t essentially ask for victory, however an awesome journey. There may be this motivation to win.”
PSG have improved since October – PSG chief
Arsenal beat PSG within the league part however Luis Enrique believes his aspect have improved since then.
“We’re a extra full staff now and we now need to write a web page in historical past,” he mentioned.
“It was October 1, seven months in the past [when we lost to Arsenal]. I believe there are huge variations. I rewatched the match and noticed our progress. I believe we’re a greater staff, we’ve proven that all through the competitors.
“We had the hardest league part and now we’re within the semi-finals. At first it was detrimental however, in the long run, it was constructive as a result of it helped us progress.”
It should be a hard-fought tie Luis Enrique acknowledged, including: “Arsenal and Paris are related. They’re a staff able to attacking and defending collectively, with high-level people like us, with out being depending on them.
“Are Arsenal the very best staff we’ve performed? Laborious to say. In any case, they’re among the best European groups, that’s for positive, and so are we.”
