Luis Enrique slams Dembélé after PSG defeat | OneFootball

The Spanish coach was clear with his main figure and assured that his statements have no value. Paris Saint-Germain suffered an unexpected defeat this Friday during their visit to Stade Rennes; Luis Enrique’s team lost 3-1 at Roazhon Park and, although they remain at the top of Ligue 1, they gave RC Lens the chance to overtake them in the standings if they win their pending match from Matchday 22.

However, Luis Enrique’s anger in the post-match press conference was not about the match itself, but rather about Ousmane Dembélé’s statements, who spoke on the pitch and criticized his teammates for playing too individually. In response, the Spanish coach was blunt.

“Players’ statements after the match have no value. None,” Luis Enrique began. “Neither do the coaches’, but the players’, none. I’m not going to answer any questions about what a player said after the match.”

And although it seemed to end there, Luis Enrique decided to clarify further and added: “I will never allow any player to put themselves above the club. Let me make that clear. I am responsible for the team and I will not allow any player to think they are more important than the club. Not me, not the sporting director, not the president, nor the club itself,” he concluded.

What did Dembélé say?

Dembélé had been interviewed by Ligue 1+ after the match, and the Ballon d'Or winner showed his frustration with his teammates: “We have to play for PSG to win matches. If we play individually on the pitch, it won’t work, and we won’t win the titles we want.”

“Last season, we put the club above everything, even ourselves. We have to get back to that, especially in this kind of match. We know we’re in the second half of the season and PSG has to come first, not individualities,” he added.

And although his statements are in line with what Luis Enrique said, the coach’s position is that neither Dembélé nor any other player has the right to speak about their teammates in that way.

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