Barcola, the scathing response to Daniel Riolo

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When discussing Bradley Barcola’s performances, Luis Enrique recalled that his player had been panned by the press after a PSG-Newcastle match in the Champions League last season.

He is the man of the moment at Paris Saint-Germain. Following his brilliant start to the season, Bradley Barcola has further increased his popularity by scoring a nice goal for the French team against Italy (1-3), and he is now a potential starter for Les Bleus.

But for Luis Enrique, we must not rush into “flaming out” just as it was probably premature to criticize the performances of the former Lyon player at the start of last season. Remember after Newcastle, the home game, people were saying that he was a player who didn’t have the level of the Champions League”confided the Parisian coach, who is certainly referring to the criticisms of Daniel Riolo about the one he had nicknamed “Bambi.” In addition to describing Barcola as “little lamb”the RMC consultant had estimated that the winger had simply

“Youth League level”, and not that of the C1.

“It’s still Bradley Barcola”

For Luis Enrique, it is therefore necessary to keep a sense of proportion, and not to make Barcola from now on “the best player in the world.” “No, it’s still Bradley Barcola,

explains the Spanish coach. For him, like all players, there will be ups and downs in the season. The press always wants to see everything in black and white, but life is more of a shade of gray.

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