Luis Enrique dodges rotation talk and demands a win at Strasbourg

Luis Enrique, coach of Paris Saint-Germain, refused to go into rotation plans and instead set his sights on beating Strasbourg this Saturday, PSG’s last Ligue 1 test before the Champions League meeting with Barça for top spot next Tuesday at the Parc des Princes.

Ahead of the trip, he said the priority is “to win against Strasbourg” and then prepare “in the best way” for the next game, with decisions factoring in the short, medium and long term. The context: they arrive on the back of a 2-4 win at Manchester City’s Etihad, but in Ligue 1 they sit sixth, three points behind leader Monaco.

He also addressed criticism about whether PSG can hold back players in league matches, insisting that the debate is just “noise” around big clubs. “It’s typically the chatter around a team like PSG… when you win, people find excuses and complain,” he said. About Strasbourg, he warned it will be tough due to their youth and talent, and reiterated that the aim is to finish inside the top three. Finally, he pointed to PSG’s 0-1 goal at City, where nine players were involved before Doué scored, stressing the team’s aggressiveness and fearlessness away from home, per Mundo Deportivo.