Enrique, he's not a director, he's not a person
Enrique, he's not a director, he's not a person
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Luis Enrique, who leads Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), gave a cold answer over the exclusion of Lee Kang-in.
He responded so openly that some people thought it was not easy for Lee Kang-in to take the lead. We have to send a question mark to see if he is the leader who should motivate the players.
PSG will play an away game against Stade de Reims in the fifth round of the French League in 2024-25 season at 4 a.m. on the 22nd at Stade de Reims, France.
Prior to the match, PSG played the first round of the UEFA Champions League against Girona of Spain on Sunday. In the first UEFA Champions League match, which was reorganized this season, PSG won 1-0 thanks to an own goal scored by the opponent team's goalkeeper at the 45th minute of the second half.
Coach Enrique, who had been playing in the European match in China, attended a press conference in advance on the 20th ahead of the away match in Reims. He had to answer the reason for putting Lee Kang-in on the bench list in the match against Girona at a pre-press conference.
According to the French media 'PSG Post', which mainly delivers PSG news, a journalist mentioned the fact that Brest coach Eric Roy praised Lee Kang-in when asking questions about Lee Kang-in.
Lee Kang-in started in the fourth round of the League 1 home game against Brest on the 15th and played full-time. There was no offensive point, but coach Roy praised Lee Kang-in for playing his first full-time of the season, saying, Lee Kang-in was really impressive.
Lee Kang-in, who was praised by the enemy, was included in the replacement list in the next game, against Girona. He was replaced by Vitinya in the 18th minute of the second half, and after Lee Kang-in's introduction, PSG attacks came to life, and voices began to ask why he did not start Lee Kang-in with good performance recently.
Coach Enrique had to explain why he put Lee Kang-in on the bench list against Girona. Ultimately, what I do is unfair, he said. The reason I say this is because 16 players are eligible to start against Girona, but 11 players can play.
So I'm going to be unfair all season. I hope I'm going to be incredibly unfair, he said, adding, Because it means that the players are all ready to play at a high level, and to produce results.
This is the only condition that players are required to sign a contract. Whether it's harsh or not, this is the job of a PSG coach, he said. I try my best. It was unfair to four or five players in the match against Girona. It's true, but this is life.
Of course, few players in any team have fixed starters except for a few. Also, big clubs such as PSG have very fierce competition, so it is not strange who will be the starter.
However, the reason why Enrique did not appoint Lee Kang-in did not easily convince fans. In particular, Lee Kang-in's performance this season is the best in the team to the extent that France also questioned Lee Kang-in's exclusion from starting.
Ahead of the opening of the season, PSG expressed its intention to appoint Lee Kang-in this season. When negotiating with SSC Napoli over recruiting Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray), the club had flatly refused when Napoli demanded Lee Kang.
When key striker Kylian Mbappe left for Real Madrid at the end of the season, PSG sought to recruit Osimhen by one of the top European strikers to reinforce the striker.
According to various media, Osimhen's buyout amount set by Napoli is 130 million euros (about 6.4 billion won). PSG was reluctant to the amount Napoli demanded, which Napoli reportedly proposed to include Lee Kang-in in the deal to continue negotiations with PSG.
In response, France's Foot Mercato said, Napoli also offered a contract to pay only 90 million euros (about 136 billion won) in transfer fees instead of giving PSG Korea's attacking midfielder Lee Kang-in, adding, Lee Kang-in is the player who attracts Conte's attention the most among PSG's main players.
In response to PSG's response, the media said, However, the PSG leadership rejected the Napoli offer. So for now, there are some blockages, and the Osimen story has yet to be concluded.
If PSG had decided to surrender Lee Kang-in, it would have been able to recruit Osimhen for less than the buyout. However, it rejected Napoli's offer, demonstrating its commitment to protect Lee Kang-in.
As soon as the new season opened, Lee met his club's expectations. He scored the first goal at 2:04 of the opening match of the Ligue 1 team in the 2024-25 season against Le Havre to lead the team to a landslide 4-1 victory. Lee could have achieved multiple goals on the day, but was blocked by the goalpost. In addition, Lee's thunderous first goal was designated as the PSG's goal of the month in August.
Lee Kang-in, who gained momentum, scored goals for two consecutive games. He was on the bench list at the match against Montpellier in the second round and his first home game of the season, when he was leading 5-0, he was substituted in the 17th minute of the second half. Lee Kang-in, who entered the ground, scored his second goal of the season with a left-footed mid-range shot in the 37th minute of the second half, and made the score 6-0.
However, Enriege put Lee Kang-in on the bench list again, who scored two consecutive goals in the LOSC reel away game in the third round of the league on the 2nd. He played full time in the fourth round home game against Brest on the 15th, but immediately excluded Lee Kang-in from the starting lineup in the UEFA Champions League Girona match during the week.
There are many outstanding players in PSG's midfield, including João Neves, Vitinha, Warren Zaire-Emiri and Fabian Lewis, but Lee Kang-in's performance is currently at the highest level in the team. Therefore, Enrique's thoughts on Lee Kang-in as a rotation member made the French media question.
Meanwhile, Enrique praised Lee Kang-in's performance. When I arrived at PSG and found out that Lee Kang-in was at the club, I was happy because Lee Kang-in was a player I had known well since La Liga, he said in a press conference. He's really special, different, and he can play in midfield and striker.
I think Lee Kang-in is an intelligent player with or without the ball, he said. He can play in many positions, is versatile and physically strong. I'm very happy to have Lee Kang-in. 실시간 바카라사이트
However, through emphasizing that Lee Kang-in is versatile and can play in the striker position, fans analyzed that Enrique seems to consider Lee Kang-in as a backup multiplayer when there is a gap in the best 11.