Luis Enrique: 'We want to climb the table'
Men's football•
The Paris Saint-Germain coach laid out his ambitions ahead of Saturday's Ligue 1 Matchday 6 game at home to Le Mans FC (8:45pm CEST).
"A coach is always thinking about how to improve, how to improve the team, even during a long break. It's sometimes difficult for coaches at the top level to switch off. There are times when you can't even sleep because you're thinking about your next opponent, the way they play, what the coach will do. It's that passion which is sometimes difficult to deal with."
"Le Mans have shown they can compete at this level. They play well with the ball and defend well too. We'll have to be even more aware than usual to handle the different phases of play. There's no easy games, especially after an international break. We're going to have some difficulties, and we have to be ready to overcome them."
"I remember well the game we played against them in the Coupe de France. They're a real team who plays good football. But we're at the Parc des Princes, with our fans, and we want to climb the table. That's why we're going to go for the three points."
"As a coach, you always try to show that we're a team. I'm the first to be critical of my players, but in analysing the start of the season, we would have deserved to have more points than we currently do. It's important to pick up points to build confidence. We started the season in a different way, and it's an exciting challenge for us."
"It depends on language, the personality of each player, it depends on a lot of things. The team's trajectory is of course important to find your place and settle in more quickly. I'm very happy with our summer recruits, especially from what I see in training."
"Kvara is a top top player. He has shown that at key times. I'm very happy to have him in the squad. But he's not a machine, he's a human being. And it's normal to have highs and not so good moments. There's nothing to worry about."
