Luis Enrique: "Nice are in very good form"
Men's football•
The Paris Saint-Germain coach gave this thoughts to PSG TV and the media ahead of Saturday's Ligue1 game with Nice.
"The team that wins Ligue 1 will be the most consistent team. Over the first 10 matches, but also the following 10. Across all the matches. Of course we can improve our performances, but for the moment we're top of the table, and we mustn't forget that."
"We look after our players' health every day, but it's part of professional football. Everyone does their work, but injuries are part of a players' life. We want to have all our players available, so it's a shame."
"I'm very open to those sorts of things. I try to improve the individual performance of each player, and in that regard I'm open to giving any player in the team a rest if he needs it. For me, it's not a problem. The players can speak to me or the staff, and though it depends on each individual case, there are times when we can agree to that. I like when the players come to training with a smile and the desire to play football."
"Nice have won their last two games against us at the Parc des Princes. We're not used to those kinds of results in our stadium. That will clearly serve as motivation for tomorrow's game. But at the same time, it'll be very difficult because they have turned things round and they're in very good form. They have quality."
"It's difficult to play against him. I remember in my first season here when he wasn't at Nice yet. I hope to be able to motivate my players for tomorrow. They know the difficulty of this game, but we'll try to get three points. That will be the best way to prepare our next Champions League game."
"I think that we have improved our way of defending. We keep on working on that. We'll see the number of goals we concede this season and draw conclusions at the end, but I'm happier with the way we're defending right now than I was last season."