Enrique talks about Paris’ new season: Continuing to maintain unpredictability + Champions League championships are interesting goals!

Paris Saint-Germain will start the new season's Ligue 1 journey, challenging Nantes away, and the game will be held on August 18. Head coach Louis Enrique attended the press conference at Poissi training base. He spoke in French throughout the whole process.

For Paris Saint-Germain, the new season has already begun - on August 14, the team defeated Tottenham Hotspur through a penalty kick in the European Super Cup final held in Udine, Italy to win the championship. Before the press conference began, sports consultant Louis Campos greeted every media present one by one.

Hope there will be more competition in the Ligue 1 this season?

Luis Enrique: The reason why Ligue 1 was like that last season was because we were at a very high level. This is not common. For this season, I can't predict what will happen. If we want to win this league, the competition will be fierce. Every game last season was not easy. What is the current state of the team?

I like the way the team fights in the final against Tottenham Hotspur. This is the DNA of this team: always keep fighting. We hope to get back the feeling of possession. The team hasn't reached 100% yet, which is normal.

August has not prepared enough, is this month full of traps?

The beginning of all seasons was difficult. In August, we hope to gradually regain the feeling we are pursuing through repeated training. We will have some problems in the game against Nantes, but we have long been used to fighting these problems.

How to prevent injury from players this season?

Football is a contact sport, and it is normal to get injured. We must accept that this is common. To deal with injuries, we will take the same approach as before, calmly analyzing training, travel itinerary and all factors that affect the health of the players. We must not only make good plans, but also learn to adapt. We have experience in this area. For me, mental state is more important than physical state.

Personally, how do you view your third season at Paris Saint-Germain?

I hope to continue to leave a mark on the team's history. At the moment, this is a special moment, as few teams can win the Champions League twice in a row. We are ambitious. We know the difficulty of this goal. It depends on ourselves. This is a very interesting goal.

Ilia Zabani is ready to make a debut in Nantes?

The three new players are ready to play.

What do you appreciate about him?

He may make his debut against Nantes and he has already made the roster. He is a central defender and we have high demands on him when he has and is out of the ball. He has many excellent qualities. It's great to have him, he is a powerful addition.

What is the most complicated challenge this season?

The most difficult thing is to continue to make our opponents difficult to predict us. To do this, we have to make some tactical changes. After winning the game, we still need to keep improving and stepping out of our comfort zone to achieve the goal of maintaining unpredictability.

Paris Saint-Germain has many players who are capable of competing for the Golden Ball. What do you think of Ashraf Hakimi's remarks that he deserves the Golden Globes?

Like all journalists, you like to create controversy. This is a good attempt! All the players at Paris Saint-Germain focus on what’s more important, and here’s what you know: Win the trophy with the team. Fans hope so too. Has the transfer window of the

team closed?

Our signings reflect the current situation of the team: we don't need too many players. We will remain open, but there are no problems at the moment. We remain calm and the versatility of the players allows us to cover all positions.

There is only one player in the right back position, Hakimi, how to make arrangements?

I have no problems. We have many solutions for this location.

Is the real preparation just beginning now?

We must understand that this is not the case. But after 6 training sessions, we did a great job against Tottenham Hotspur. The feeling of possessing the ball is a bit unfamiliar. The final stage of the game was very exciting. Retrieve the feeling of possession, which is our top priority.