“It’s a magnificent combination”: Luis Enrique explains his extension at PSG

Love lasts three years? Between Luis Enrique and PSG, it will be a little more. Appointed in 2023, the Spanish technician extended until 2030. La dolce vita for the native of Gijon at Paris Saint-Germain, whom he guided to two Champions League crowns over the last two years. “The first year, no one thought we could win the Champions League. Same at the start of the second season. And at the moment, everyone thinks that PSG will win! There are six, seven or eight teams that can win the Champions League. We are here, but it will be difficult. We are not favorites,” he swears, in an interview with the club media, assuring that the quest for the C1 treble and “equaling a Real record is a particular motivation”. As it happens, Ajax and Bayern did it too, in the 1970s.

Still, “Lucho” returned to his relationship with the club and its recent extension, he who had never stayed so long on a bench. “It’s the first time. It's not easy. More than two, three or four years, it's hard as a coach, you are always connected, preparing what is important for the team. You win a match and 10 minutes later, you think about the next opponent. It's always the fear of not performing well, that's what's hard to manage as a coach and that's why it's hard to stay for a long time. But Paris is special, and what we experienced from the first day is special for me and that’s why we continue,” he explains.

A courageous sports director takes players suited to the coach's idea, not his own.

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And to continue, about his motivations: “The trust of the club, of the president (Nasser Al-Khelaïfi), of Luis Campos… The connection with Luis Campos from the first day was special. It's a wonderful combination. All together, we seek to progress and enjoy what we do, to make our supporters happy, that’s the greatest motivation,” said the former FC Barcelona coach, adding that a “courageous sports director takes players suited to the coach’s idea, not his own. In this case, his idea and mine are similar. That's the key. And then there is the club's ability to sign incredible players like us.