Paris Saint-Germain won 0-1 against Nantes this Sunday at the Stade de la Beaujoire in Matchday 1 of the 2025-2026 Ligue 1 season. After the match, Parisian coach Luis Enrique spoke to Ligue 1+.
Luis Enrique: “They’re always concerned about physical capacity and mental capacity.”
How were you physically?
I think this is an area that all journalists like because they’re always concerned about physical capacity and mental capacity. It’s the start of the season, and we’ve trained as much as we can. If I have to praise my players, I think we played a very good match, and I’m happy.
What you’re doing isn’t normal, always winning. What is Luis Enrique’s method for this year?
Regardless of the coach, it’s our job to improve the team individually and collectively. That’s my goal as a coach. What’s still missing is a feeling for the ball, and that’s even more important than physical condition.
The players are young and ambitious, and getting back into the swing of things with the ball to practice our game is the most important thing for me.
Luis Enrique: “It’s the beginning, it’s the first match, we’re calm and we’re confident.”
Zabarnyi, a word?
I think the three players who signed are three players who will bring a lot to the table. The players who played today were of a very good standard, and we know them well and we believe they are players who can improve the team. It’s the beginning, it’s the first match, we’re calm and we’re confident.”
Luis Enrique: “All the players need to be very motivated and ready.” »
Do you need a good complementarity to leave quality players on the bench?
We need all the players. Of course, all players like to play in the very important matches. But to win trophies and achieve the successes of last year, you need all the players, and you need to be highly motivated and ready; it’s a prerequisite for being a PSG player.
Luis Enrique: “It’s a different mentality to be outside our comfort zone.”
Will you continue to do the same thing in your player management, or do you think that will change with what happened last year?
I think I’ll do the same thing, but to be ambitious, I think we’ll need to change things, especially with the players who have signed. We’ll have other options, and it’s a different mentality to be outside our comfort zone, and we’ll try to improve.
