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Forbes
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
What Luis Enrique Knew That Paris Saint-Germain Never Did
Paris Saint-Germain's Spanish head coach Luis Enrique jokes with journalists during a press ... More conference in Poissy, west of Paris, on May 23, 2025, the day before the French Cup final football match against Stade de Reims. PSG will play the French Cup final football match against Stade de Reims on May 24, 2025 and Champions League's against Inter Milan on May 31, 2025. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images) Ahead of the club's appearance in the Champions League final, a clip of Luis Enrique being interviewed at Paris Saint-Germain's training ground began circulating on social media. Titled 'Is This the mindset PSG were lacking all this time?', it features the Spaniard addressing the camera in his trademark blunt style. 'One of the messages we've been trying to instil for many years now is: none of you are special,' he says over a montage of players training. 'If someone has made you believe that they are misleading you, they are fooling you. 'Because the moment you retire, you'll stop being 'special.' Truly special people are those who save lives or dedicate their entire lives to helping others. That's not us. 'We're just very fortunate people with a skill that happens to be paid very well. If we were playing table tennis we wouldn't even get noticed. We'd be walking, taking the bus or riding bikes and nobody would look at us twice. 'Man, how lucky we are to be good at something that pays well?' The logic of the title is hard to argue with. Before Enrique's arrival, PSG was the epitome of a club with 'special' stars. For a long time, being considered a star was a prerequisite for recruitment by the French champions. The problem was, as the title also suggested, it just didn't work at the highest level and against those with a stronger team ethos, PSG frequently fell flat. There are few better examples than the two years Paris Saint-Germain spent with the best individual forward line in world soccer: Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, and Neymar Jr. Those three stars sparkled together but made the overall team weaker defensively and affected cohesion. Taking to the field with three of the best players in the world, the Parisians never got further than the last 16 of the Champions League and, in truth, never looked like doing better. PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 28: (L - R) Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain ... More celebrate after victory in the UEFA Champions League group A match between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City at Parc des Princes on September 28, 2021 in Paris, France. (Photo by) When the final of those three Galácticos, Kylian Mbappe, departed last summer to Real Madrid manager Luis Enrique sounded excited to dispense with the locker room's biggest ego. 'Yes, there's a star, a star that shines more brightly than anything else, that is the team. That is the star, the team,' he said. 'It's amazing. It is a feeling that I try to instil in my players. You see it on the pitch, one for all and all for one, like the Three Musketeers. That is marvelous in a team sport.' It now appears that Enrique's vision all along was a PSG without special ones. 'When I arrived at the club two years ago with my own idea and the idea of [football adviser] Luis Campos and president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, we tried to build a different team with a different perspective and different mentality, trying to play as a team,' he said ahead of the final. 'It's difficult but at the same time easy to do when you work with Luis Campos and Nasser Al-Khelaifi, trying to get new players. 'We are achieving things that we could dream, but at the same time, we need to go step-by-step and try to win the Champions League final.' What's remarkable about Enrique's transformation of PSG is how swiftly it has come together in Kylian Mbappe's absence. The team's cohesion and ability to handle adversity are worlds apart from the stroppy exits that defined Mauricio Pochettino's time managing a team of Galacticos. Enrique conceded that he might have had a grand idea for transforming PSG into a functioning collective, but that didn't mean he'd necessarily be given an extended time to deliver it. He added: 'We all know that we want a long-term project, but when you've worked in football for a pretty long time, you know that you don't have the luxury of waiting or of thinking, 'We'll win a title next season,' because next season, another team might be better than yours. We need to win now and be aiming for titles from day one.' 'If we had to analyze everything that's happened in the Champions League this season, I think that it would make for a great film because there's been a bit of everything. 'Thanks to the quality and the growth of our players and despite a difficult schedule with games against some very big teams, we managed to go through.' Enrique is one of those coaches blessed with a gift of gravitas. When you watch his interviews and feel inspired, you can only wonder what his team talks are like. Ahead of the crucial clash against Inter Milan, he issued a public rallying cry to players and fans. 'We all want to make history and to win Paris Saint-Germain's first-ever Champions League,' he told the club's official website. 'Winning a trophy for the first time is always the hardest, but that's what motivates me. There are only two teams and one game left, and I think that we can be proud of what we've accomplished, but we need to finish the job because our aim is to go down in history. 'Our team deserves to experience this final. I have no doubts about the fact that Paris Saint-Germain's fans and the club itself deserve to win this trophy. 'I don't know if it'll happen on May 31, a year later or two, three or four years later, but I hope that we'll be the first ones to write that history because that's what's motivated us since we first set foot in Paris.' Whatever your views on Paris Saint-Germain, few can begrudge the inspiring character Luis Enrique.
The Sun
25-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Southampton ANNOUNCE Will Still as new manager one hour before final game of the season vs Arsenal
SOUTHAMPTON have tasked Will Still with leading them back to the Premier League. Saints have confirmed their appointment of the Belgian-born English coach, 32, on a three-year deal and the young boss has already targeted promotion. 1 The announcement came just an hour before kick-off in their final game of the dismal season at home to Arsenal. Russell Martin led the south coast side up through the play-offs last year but was dismissed in December, with Southampton going on to be relegated earlier than any club in Premier League history. Southampton had been targeting their former assistant Danny Rohl, who will leave Sheffield Wednesday this summer. But there is competition for the German who is taking time to make a decision on his future, causing Saints to move elsewhere. Still, who wanted to become a coach after playing the videogame Football Manager in his youth, recently announced his decision to leave Lens in France where he also managed Stade de Reims as the youngest manager in Europe's top five leagues. He said: 'I'm extremely proud and excited to have joined Southampton. "There is huge potential here and we have a great opportunity to do something special. 'The project that has been laid out to me is very impressive and, all together, I believe we can build a clear identity and a very positive future for the team. 'I can't wait to meet you, the fans. I look forward to hearing you in voice, and feeling the energy and belief at St Mary's and beyond. 'I'm eager to get to work this summer and start building a close-knit group that can make everyone proud and ultimately get us back to where we belong; in the Premier League.' Still will be in attendance at St Mary's for the home clash with the Gunners. Saints new technical director, Johannes Spors, said: 'Will is a young, innovative manager who has already gained significant experience throughout his career, and we have been extremely impressed both by his track record and our conversations with him. 'What was very apparent in our discussions was the clarity of his philosophy and the identity he wants his teams to have, but also his willingness and ability to adapt to different situations as they present themselves, which will be an important quality in the Championship next season. 'We were very impressed by his personality and his values, and we feel he will be an excellent fit for the culture we are looking to build at Staplewood.'
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🚨 Paris Saint-Germain lift the French Cup!
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here. Now it's time for the Champions League... Paris Saint-Germain wins the sixteenth Coupe de France in its history! The Parisians imposed themselves 3-0 against Stade de Reims, this Saturday. Advertisement Three Parisian goals scored... in the first half. Bradley Barcola scored a double and delivered a decisive pass for Achraf Hakimi, the other Rouge et Bleu scorer of the evening. The PSG thus signs a national triple this season, after winning the Trophée des champions at the beginning of the year and the French championship! In a week, Paris will go to Munich to play the Champions League final against Inter. The capital club can sign a historic quadruple in case of victory... For its part, Stade de Reims will host FC Metz on Thursday on the occasion of the play-off return for access to Ligue 1. 📸 FRANCK FIFE - AFP or licensors
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
The Parisian squad for the Coupe de France final
Check out the Parisian squad for the Coupe de France final against Stade de Reims at the Stade de France on Saturday, 24 May 2025 (21:00). 1 - Gianluigi Donnarumma2 - Achraf Hakimi5 - Marquinhos7 - Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 8 - Fabian Ruiz9 - Gonçalo Ramos10 - Ousmane Dembélé 14 - Désiré Doué17 - Vitinha19 - Lee kang-In21 - Lucas Hernandez24 - Senny Mayulu25 - Nuno Mendes29 - Bradley Barcola35 - Lucas Beraldo33 - Warren Zaïre-Emery39 - Matvey Safonov49 - Ibrahim Mbaye51 - Willian Pacho80 - Arnau Tenas87 - João Neves -- Access all Paris Saint-Germain news on and app.
Reuters
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
French Cup final no distraction to PSG, says Luis Enrique
May 23 (Reuters) - Paris St Germain manager Luis Enrique on Friday rejected any suggestion that the French Cup final against Stade de Reims would be a distraction for his side, even with the Champions League final against Inter Milan just a week away. PSG, who have already won the Ligue 1 title and French Super Cup this season, face Reims on Saturday and then have the chance to end their long wait for a first Champions League crown when they take on Italian side Inter at the Allianz Arena in Germany on May 31. "All the professional players know that playing in a Cup final is very special. It's a special match and the details count," Luis Enrique told reporters. "It's not difficult to concentrate on tomorrow's game. None of the players will be distracted. "We want to make history from day one... We're here now and we need to put the icing on the cake." PSG, eyeing a 16th French Cup title, are heavy favourites against Reims, who are in the Ligue 1 relegation playoffs. "It doesn't matter what Reims' situation is at the moment... We know how to find spaces and points to exploit. A lot can happen in a match and you have to prepare well. We've got one more day of preparation," the Spaniard said. "Everyone will be giving 130% to win this trophy. You have to win a final, you can't let it slip through your fingers." While PSG have long wrapped up their league title, Inter face an all-important Serie A clash against Como later on Friday. Table-toppers Napoli and second-placed Inter go into the last day of the Serie A season still fighting for the title, with one point separating the two sides. "Sometimes it's better to play tight right to the end so you don't slack off. We had to stay focused. I don't know if that's positive or negative. I'm trying to see what's positive about our schedule," Luis Enrique said.
