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Luis Enrique’s choice to align Warren Zaire-Emery in the right lane during the clash against RC Lens did not fail to raise eyebrows.
Luis Enrique surprised his world on Sunday. With Achraf Hakimi absent, the PSG coach has in fact decided to start Warren Zaire-Emery rather than Nordi Mukiele, specialist in the position, or Carlos Soler, seen several times in a right piston role in recent weeks. And if the young Parisian prodigy came away with honors, the decision of the former Barcelona player did not fail to provoke reactions.
“Luis Enrique is in his ‘let’s be unpredictable’ phase. I understand this kind of rule that he wants to put in place, but if you want to be unpredictable too much, you shouldn’t bother your team either, even if it means doing a change, you might as well keep your midfield and try a position for position with Soler who every time we had him at right back was good even if he’s not Hakimi”, thus underlined Daniel Riolo at the microphone of RMC.
But given his reaction on Sunday evening, after a question about the importance of Achraf Hakimi, Luis Enrique could have a hard time seeing his choices called into question. “ And Kang-in Lee isn’t? Kimpembe, right? Nuno Mendes, right? And Skriniar, right? I don’t know why you are asking me this question, the Spanish technician was indeed annoyed at Thibault Le Rol’s microphone, referring to the other absent players. I am the coach, I have the duty and the responsibility to get the best out of my players, of those I have available. Hakimi is one of the best players in the world in his position and he played a lot of good matches with us, but here he is playing with his national team. Why should I complain about it? I have to be optimistic with the players who are there. »
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