Brest 0-1 PSG: Luis Enrique's Post-Match Press Conference

It is an understatement to say that Luis Enrique did not really appreciate his team's victory at Brest (1-0), although it does well for the standings. In the press conference, the PSG coach repeatedly said how much he disliked how the match was played. Here are his complete comments, transcribed and translated by us.

Before the match, let's talk about the context: there were a lot of emotions because of the tribute to Eric Roy. Is it particular to play in a context like that?

"It is very different. I think the approach to the match was very beautiful because it is rare to see everyone agree on the same thing. It was very pretty, and wherever Eric Roy is, he will be happy to see the love everyone has for him. It was very pretty, particular, and different to start a match, but I think both teams showed their capacity to play in these conditions."

Despite the victory, is the content satisfying to you?

"No! I was more satisfied with the first three matches we didn't win, with two draws and one defeat. Today, I think we committed a lot of errors. It is always difficult to play at Brest; they do not need to do much to create chances. I think we defended very well for almost the whole match, but we committed a lot of errors. And when you make such clear errors, it is incredible that we didn't concede a goal today. And we won, it is true, but it is the day I am the most annoyed or irritated."

A question regarding Achraf Hakimi: how serious is the injury?

"It is at the level of the adductor; it is an injury, but I do not know the level. Tomorrow, we will see with the medical tests what the situation is and how important it is, but he is injured."

We have often seen very spectacular matches between Brest and Paris, with more than three goals. Here, it was only 1-0; how do you explain it?

"There are sometimes matches like today, where we committed clear errors on which we could have conceded goals, but we did not concede any. Over the last three matches, we did a lot of high-level defensive work, and the opponent scored on each shot. That is how soccer is; you have to accept the things that you cannot control, and it is incredible that we won this match while, of the four that we played, it is, for me, the worst."

Are you unhappy tonight?

"I am very happy because, at the end of the championship, everything is balanced, and you deserve what you seek to have. This matchday, many of the teams ahead of us in the standings drew. Today, we won the three points we needed to build our confidence."

Is it normal for PSG to wait until the fourth matchday for its first victory in Ligue 1?

"That is life; what do you want to do? You have to adapt; you have to fight to the maximum, and that is soccer, high-level football. We clearly analyzed what happened in the first three matchdays and, honestly, today, the match we won was the one where we played the worst. If you have to accept the first three matches, you have to accept the fourth."

A little word about Matvey Safonov: he makes two very beautiful saves. What can you tell us about him and his performance?

"There is no debate for me. I have three top-level goalkeepers, and I am very happy with what he does, but I expect much more from all the players, without exception. It is important to know that we are Paris Saint-Germain, and in a team like ours, you have to know that you have to improve. And, normally, if you play this match with this type of errors, you do not win the match."