Luis Enrique dismissed any notion of negativity round Paris Saint-Germain and insisted he and his gamers had been able to edge a step nearer to historical past by beating Arsenal within the Champions League semi-finals.
The Spaniard felt the questioning from the French journalists on the pre-match press convention weren’t notably optimistic, maybe reflecting the very fact his workforce have won just one of their last four games in all competitions.
Luis Enrique stated that was not reflective of the temper within the camp and stated PSG had been assured heading into the primary leg on the Emirates tomorrow evening.
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Addressing the temper inside the media, he stated: “I’m solely speaking about your questions [when talking about negativity], not our supporters or employees.
“I could possibly be fallacious however I really feel by your questions a destructive environment.
“The temper is outstanding. I’m the saddest individual within the group, so think about how the others really feel.”
The Champions League stays the Holy Grail for PSG, who’ve solely reached one closing beforehand regardless of heavy funding from the membership’s Qatari house owners.
Luis Enrique added: “This stress doesn’t suffocate us, we handle it fairly effectively. We’re formidable, we need to make historical past and do what others haven’t carried out.
“I see my workforce with confidence. In fact, there are moments of difficulties, and that is regular. I realise that individuals in Paris don’t essentially ask for victory, however an awesome journey. There may be this motivation to win.”
PSG have improved since October – PSG chief
Arsenal beat PSG within the league section however Luis Enrique believes his facet have improved since then.
“We’re a extra full workforce now and we now need to write a web page in historical past,” he stated.
“It was October 1, seven months in the past [when we lost to Arsenal]. I feel there are large variations. I rewatched the match and noticed our progress. I feel we’re a greater workforce, we’ve proven that all through the competitors.
“We had the hardest league section and now we’re within the semi-finals. At first it was detrimental however, in the long run, it was optimistic as a result of it helped us progress.”
It must be a hard-fought tie Luis Enrique acknowledged, including: “Arsenal and Paris are comparable. They’re a workforce able to attacking and defending collectively, with high-level people like us, with out being depending on them.
“Are Arsenal the most effective workforce we’ve performed? Arduous to say. In any case, they’re among the finest European groups, that’s for positive, and so are we.”
