Luis Enrique made a big tackle on Manuel Ugarte, his midfielder whom he did not bring into play during PSG’s victory against Toulouse (2-0), Wednesday during the Champions Trophy.
It was not time for celebration for everyone, Wednesday after PSG’s victory against Toulouse (2-0) in the Champions Trophy. Placed on the substitutes’ bench and not coming into play, Manuel Ugarte still found himself in the sights of his coach Luis Enrique at the end of the match.
“No lost balls, no mistakes, perfect”
Asked about the reasons for the non-use of the Uruguayan player, the Parisian coach responded in a scathing and sarcastic manner.
“Today he was magnificent: no lost balls, no mistakes, perfect.”
The Spaniard then focused on his joy at having won his first trophy with PSG (also his first outside Barça), but also on his intransigence. “It’s always difficult to win trophies, I’m happy,” he continued at a press conference. “We are now thinking about moving forward and having other trophies. I am never 100% satisfied, we can still improve by dominating the match more.”
“If I have to evaluate this final, I think there is an exceptional first period, the best 45 minutes since I have been in Paris,” he added. “As for the second half, there are a lot of things to improve.”
He did not speak further about his choice not to bring in Manuel Ugarte, nor about the grating way of responding to the Uruguayan international (13 caps). Recruited last summer from Sporting Portugal, he is an important element in the Parisian rotation (19 matches) and remained on five consecutive starts in Ligue 1 before the winter break. On Wednesday, the trio Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Kang-In Lee was preferred in the midfield.
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2024-01-04 05:41:26
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