Luis Enrique rotated his team against Reims (2-2) this Sunday in Ligue 1 with Gianluigi Donnarumma, Nuno Mendes, Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz, Ousmane Dembélé, and Kylian Mbappé on the bench at kickoff. Not necessarily a success.
PSG made a lot of changes this Sunday. And ended up with a draw. Mbappé, Dembélé on the bench: a strategy that PSG’s Spanish coach Luis Enrique takes responsibility for.
« My decisions have always been the same throughout the season. Yesterday, they told me that I was the coach who rotated his starting eleven the most in all of Ligue 1. As long as the players follow me, I will continue with this strategy. So far, it has worked, » judged the former FC Barcelona coach at a press conference.
« The team never let up today. We had the right mentality, we showed ambition. After that, I didn’t like certain things, we gave them a lot of gifts and the first goal was one of them. But apart from that, there were many positive things, we were aggressive. We want to fight in all competitions. »
And will Mbappé continue to be on the bench? The answer was… evasive: « If this is his new role in Ligue 1? I only wish the best for Kylian Mbappé for the future and the present. He’s an incredible player and an even more incredible person, I only wish him the best of the best. Is that clear? That wasn’t your question? Okay, but that’s my answer. That’s how it works, » said the Spanish coach with a big smile for Prime Video.