- Title: PSG appoint Enrique as new coach to replace Galtier
- Date: 5th July 2023
- Summary: POISSY, FRANCE (JULY 5, 2023) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN PRESIDENT NASSER AL-KHELAIFI PRESENTING NEW PSG COACH LUIS ENRIQUE ENRIQUE DURING PRESS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) NEW PSG COACH, LUIS ENRIQUE, SAYING: "A football on the offensive, a football that can be fun for the fans, and above all, a football that ge
- Embargoed: 19th July 2023 17:06
- Keywords: France Galtier PSG coach football soccer
- Location: POISSY, FRANCE
- City: POISSY, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Topics: Europe,Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA001482505072023RP1
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- Story Text: Ligue 1 champions Paris St Germain sacked manager Christophe Galtier on Wednesday (July 5), bringing the curtain down on a tumultuous campaign under the Frenchman and replaced him with former Barcelona and Spain coach Luis Enrique.
Luis Enrique led Barcelona to a treble in the 2014-15 season while he guided Spain to the semi-finals of the 2020 European Championship.
The Spaniard was sacked after they were knocked out of the 2022 World Cup in the last 16.
He had been out of a job ever since before signing a contract with PSG until 2025 and he immediately embraced the pressure of having to win the Champions League -- a trophy that has eluded the French club despite their domestic dominance.
"I love this pressure. Dozens of teams have this same dream, sometimes teams that have more experience than us."
"The Champions League is almost unfair because one bad match and you exit the competition, but that's no excuse for us."
As the 53-year-old joins PSG, where player power has made things difficult for coaches in the past, he said he will not have any problems managing big egos.
PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi welcomed the new coach and stated that the future of player Kylian Mbappe will be a topic of discussion at PSG over the coming months.
Mbappe sent a letter to PSG last month stating that he had no intention of extending his contract, which expires in 2024.
But he later clarified that he had not asked the French club to allow him to move to Spanish giants Real Madrid, who have in the past tried and failed to land the World Cup-winning forward.
Al-Khelaifi said Mbappe must sign a new contract if he wants to stay at the club as the French champions will not let him leave for free next year.
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