The Spanish coach of Paris Saint-Germain, Luis Enrique, sparked widespread controversy in France after his caustic statements and his “insulting” response to a female journalist.Channel +“, following the 2-0 defeat against English club Arsenal in the second round of the new edition of the 2024-25 Champions League competition.
In the match, which witnessed decisive errors from goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and a clear offensive decline from the French team, the press questioned the Spanish coach about his technical decisions and the reason behind excluding Ousmane Dembélé.
Enrique insults a journalist after Paris Saint-Germain’s loss against Arsenal
During his conversation with the channel “Channel +“, Enrique faced questions from reporter Margot Dumont about his absence Dembélé And its impact on the team’s performance. However, the Spanish coach chose not to answer the questions at first, and appeared unconcerned by looking away.
But when I asked him to explain his strict tactical idea, Luis Enrique’s surprising and controversial response was this: “I have no intention of explaining my tactics, because you probably won’t understand them.”
Enrique expressed his dissatisfaction with his team’s performance in the match, noting that the team needs to improve many things, without providing any additional details on how to achieve this. In the press conference, the coach acknowledged that the loss was deserved, stressing that the team needed major reforms.
As for his statements to the website European UnionEnrique admitted that Arsenal was the better team in the match, saying: “It was difficult to play away from home against a team like Arsenal. They deserved to win because they created more chances than us and put pressure on us from the beginning.”
He also added that his team was far from the required level in such matches, especially in individual confrontations, most of which they lost.
The relationship between Luis Enrique and the French media is tense
It seems that Enrique did not accept the loss well and appeared in the press conference after the match angry, as his relationship with the media became tense again after his scathing responses, which sparked a wave of criticism in the French press, which described his response as “humiliating,” “unprofessional,” and “surprising.” And the “transcendent”, especially in Parisian media such as “Le Parisien“and”Le Figaro“and”R.M.C“.
Paris Saint-Germain, led by Luis Enrique, is scheduled to play its next match in the Champions League on Tuesday, October 22, against Dutch club PSV Eindhoven at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris.
