Luis Enrique’s side are set to travel to England to face the Arsenal at the Emirates. The French side will be hoping to continue their winning run at the Champions League. In their last game, they were able to secure a late-minute one-nil victory over Girona through a Nuno Mendes goal, giving them the needed three points. However, this Arsenal test is expected to be a lot harder for the French side.
Arsenal have been in great form in their league, and are known to with their great defense. Their last game ended in a nil-nil draw against Atlanta at Bergamo Arsenal was able to keep the Italian side a bay for the majority of the game. Luis Enrique will have a lot of work to do with his team ahead of the game if they would desire a crucial point.
Luis Enrique Preparations
Ahead of the game, the Spanish Manager has decided to drop a key player in the name of Ousmane Dembele. The Manager gave his reasons as to why. However, a lot of questions have been thrown at him on the possibility that his decision may be very detrimental to their game against Arsenal. Knowing that the Gunners possess a strong defense, fans feel that a quality like Dembele would be crucial to helping them unlock the Gunners.
However, Enrique has chosen to maintain his stance on dropping the Frenchman. He also believes his team has other quality players who can step up ahead of the game. The likes of Bradley Barcola, Kolo Muani, Zaire-Emery and co. PSG’s trip to Arsenal will be a very tough test for Enrique, however, he’ll hope his boys can stand up to expectations and deliver the necessary results.
Luis Enrique on Dembele
The Spanish Manager was very plain on Ousmane Dembele ahead of the game. He gave reasons why he dropped the player ahead of the game.
He said: “If someone doesn’t comply or respect the expectations of the team, it means they are not prepared to play. The match [vs Arsenal] is very important and I want all my players to be ready so, as a consequence, I’ve left him [Dembele] out. I want the best for my team and that’s my job. These circumstances are difficult and you have to make difficult decisions. I’m 100 percent engaged [behind] in my decision and 100 percent sure of the decision I have made.”
More on Dembele
Enrique continued, explaining dropping Dembele was a form of discipline. He further explained that it doesn’t mean his decisions cannot be changed. He then proceeded to say there was no bad blood between him and the player.
Enrique commented: “It doesn’t mean this is irreversible, but I made the best decision for the team and that’s why I signed here, to create a team that has a strong identity and has a lot of character. I was also hired to win titles. I cannot guarantee that. But I can guarantee the rest, which is playing with a strong identity. The day I cannot do this I will go home.
He added: “I have the support of the club’s president and the sporting director. I’m here to create our team and, in the future, that might include Ousmane Dembele, just to be clear. There are no problems between us. That’s completely false. This is simply about the responsibilities of the player.”
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