Enrique, the most important person in the Paris Triple Crown

Sports Weekly All-Media Reporter Liang Hongye reported that

After winning the Champions League in Paris, Enrique was interviewed by Spanish TV on the sidelines. Paris President Algelefe forced himself into the live broadcast scene and said to the camera: "You have the best coach in the world, and Spain should be proud of him. He is the best coach, the best person, the best human in history, and the whole of Spain should be proud of having him." The Paris President can no longer hide his appreciation and even admiration for Enrique. On the other hand, Paris fans carefully prepared the scene where Enrique and her deceased daughter Shana planted the flag after winning the Champions League 10 years ago, but it was a touching scene to change Shana's clothes from Barcelona to Paris's uniform. Back at the championship celebration at the Princes Park Stadium in Paris, when Algelefi held the microphone and said again, "Enrique is the best coach in the world", the song "Luis Enrique, Luis Enrique" sounded for a long time in the stadium. There is no doubt that Enrique has conquered the entire Paris, and from the chairman to the fans, no one will doubt that Enrique has become a legend in Paris and is the most important figure in the history of this 55-year-old French Ligue 1 giant team.

"We are not special people"

Enrique also conquered the players, how could it not be? During the two years of Enrique's tenure, Vitinia has become recognized as one of the best midfielders in the world. After the final, Vitinia said of Enrique: "Enrique has taught me a lot. I think the most important thing is that he gave me freedom and confidence. Enrique made me believe in myself, which is probably what I lack the most. Have I imagined playing the midfielder? At the beginning, he didn't expect that at first he asked me to play the No. 8 position. I remember it should be a match in the Champions League last season, and it should be a game against Real Sociedad. I started playing the midfielder. At first I felt difficult because I liked it. I love more possession, I like to help the team advance, but I also like to appear in the offensive area and shoot more. I am very grateful for his help. "

Ashraf said after the final: "Luis Enrique is a completely change Paris. Since he came here, the way this club sees football has become another. We are so happy to have him. He is a man, and after all this, his loyalty belongs to the only remaining in the world. He deserves these championships more than anyone else."

Enrique changed the confidence of Paris players. Although the Spanish media said that Paris played in Ligue 1 as the "orchard league" and believed that it would be impossible to produce a team that can win the Champions League in such a lack of competitiveness. Enrique once ridiculed himself in response to this comment, "We play in the planting league, but a beautiful farmer's league." What Enrique is best at stimulating the team's potential and confidence. What he cannot allow the players the doubts about themselves. After eliminating Arsenal this season to enter the finals, Enrique recalled: "When I The result of the Champions League this season was a disaster, we were inefficient and had a series of unfair results. I had a meeting with all the players and the coaching staff, and I told everyone, ‘Don’t doubt yourself, we will keep moving forward’. The players performed very well later. I didn’t just talk to the players one thing, but the result of persistence every day. The first year I came to Paris, our job was great, but not enough. But I told the players that if we can’t change the state of our minds every day, I will go. All this year The training is high-level, and the players are extremely outstanding. "

In fact, last season, Enrique's motivation for the team was not uncommon. In the first half of the Champions League quarter-finals, the team was timid. Enrique was furious in the midfield and knocked over a dozen mineral water in the locker room, shouting at the players: "If we are to be eliminated, we can be eliminated, but we must at least play our football." Last season, the Champions League quarter-finals lost 2-3 to Barcelona at home. Before the second leg, Enrique told the players: "We The purpose is to play our own football. Our purpose is not to have other ideas after losing a ball or scoring a ball. You cannot play according to your mood. Our purpose is to play ourselves within 95 minutes. Remember, we are the better side."

The outside world's view of Paris has also changed. Former French 98 champion Petty said: "I am not a fan of Paris, but the image and communication method given by the club have completely changed after Enrique came. For many years, I have not liked Paris to use it. The way of money, on and off the court, Paris always seems to be showing off itself, having bad behavior, and communicating with the outside world is not good. Even their own fans think that Paris's behavior is offensive. But with Enrique's arrival, everything has changed. "

One message that Enrique sent to the Parisian players is that the players are not "special people". "I heard a lot of stupid things at the press conference, as if they were saying that the players are gods descending to earth. My god, what do they think they are? They are just players. Many I have been sending a message to the players over the years that you are not any special people. If you think you are a special person, it is someone who is lying to you, or you are wrong. Especially when you retire, you find that you are not. Special people refer to those who save people, those who have been helping others all their lives. We are not these people, we are a group of lucky people, because they are flexible and get very high rewards. If we are playing table tennis, we can’t eat enough, and live on buses or bicycles every day, no one will know us. ”

Paris, which had been changing coaches frequently, seemed to be deeply attracted by the charm or magic of Enrique in the past two years. Although the French media voted for Enrique from time to time, Paris President Algelefe never seemed to have wavered. After winning the Champions League championship, the Paris president said: "I firmly believe in our plan and our coach. Even if we don't win this game, even if we are eliminated against Arsenal and Liverpool, our coach will continue. "After Paris was eliminated by Dortmund in the Champions League semi-finals last game, a French reporter asked Algelefe if Enrique would be fired? Algelefe said angrily: "What's the problem you are?" Do you understand the ball? ”

Mbappe is leaving the team? The real beginning!

Mbappe, who is considered the best player in the world, left Paris in his first season. Enrique's Paris won the triple crown. Whether it was a joke or shocking attitude, it seemed incredible. We can only say that this once again reflects that football is a collective project, and the strength of the team exceeds the power of any single star, and this is Enrique's philosophy.

Enrique issued an order to expel Neymar and Veratti in the first summer of coming to Paris, and clearly reported The two were not in Enrique's plan. At this time, Messi had rejected Paris' invitation to renew his contract and announced his trip to the United States. The previous MMN combination had disintegrated. At this time, Paris had passed the peak period of collecting stars. They used 400 million euros to collect Neymar and Mbappe in a summer. After Messi joined, the quality of the team's star quality could no longer be higher, but this still could not bring the team the Champions League. Stars dominating the team has become a huge problem for Paris. After leaving office, former coach Emery said: "My mission in Paris is to please Neymar, no matter what. One of the team members even told me that since Neymar came, I have found that I have changed. "Another former head coach of Paris, Tuchel, said when he was in office: "Frankly speaking, in the first 6 months of coming to Paris, would I ask myself, am I a coach, a sports politician or a sports minister? Sometimes I ask myself where is my coaching role? ”

We don’t know what would happen if Enrique coached Neymar + Mbappe or coached Neymar + Mbappe + Messi, because there is no possibility. Enrique was asked by a Spanish reporter last season: “Didn’t you tell me that you will never coach Paris? Why did I sign again later? "Enrique said: "If it were Paris where Neymar, Mbappe and Messi were all in, I would never be able to sign a contract. ”

Enrique has never made it clear that he has any negative opinions about Mbappe, but it is certain that he publicly said at the end of last season: “We will definitely be better without Mbappe next season. "Is this just an inspiring remark that increases everyone's confidence? No, absolutely not, if you know Enrique.

Enrique never likes that there are players who can overtake the team, but when he comes to Paris, he must accept that Mbappe is a special one in the team. The turning point of this situation occurred last winter when Mbappe had clearly told Paris to leave and Paris wanted to put the team's biggest star in the stands. Of course, Enrique did not let this happen, but he completely changed the cornerstone of the team. Enrique said: "When Mbappe was in the team, he was the cornerstone of our plan. We designed a defense, so that he did not consume, we designed an offense, so that he could gain more freedom. Since I knew he was leaving, he was no longer the cornerstone of this plan. Our cornerstone and plan are the team, and the team is always higher than the individual. "The plan to focus entirely on the team, no longer centered on someone, has officially started when Paris knew that Mbappe was going to leave. Last season, Mbappe played 17 games in the first 20 Ligue 1 games. In the next 14 Ligue 1 games, Mbappe only played 3 games. During the away halftime against Monaco, Enrique announced that Muani replaced Mbappe, and the score was still 0-0. There was only Enrique's voice in the locker room. The eyes of the players of the team turned to Mbappe with surprise, and Mbappe could only bow his head and say nothing. Being tactical replacement without injury and no big victory is almost unheard of for Mbappe, but from that moment on, Paris has begun a qualitative change.

At the end of last season, Enrique was full of confidence in the new season, and he said: "Can I do better? Yes of course. I think I'll do better next season, and there's no doubt about it. Because there is a player on the court who can run whatever he wants, which makes me unable to control some situations on the court. Next season I will control everything, all, no exceptions. ”

In the Champions League this season, Paris also experienced the most death draw in the league stage, almost eliminated in the league stage, and also experienced a penalty shootout with Liverpool, which ranked first in the league stage. In the final, he defeated Inter Milan with the largest score in history of the Champions League final, becoming the undisputed champion, bringing Paris the first Champions League trophy in history. The most important figure behind all this is undoubtedly Enrique. As Spanish commentator Manu said, "You can think Enrique is good or bad, and he is amiable or offensive, but what we cannot deny is that Enrique is a great coach. ”