Paris Saint-Germain coach and former Blaugrana supervisor Luis Enrique has confirmed that his opponents within the Champions League on Wednesday evening have been as soon as enthusiastic about hiring him. Atletico Madrid contacted Luis Enrique earlier than Diego Simeone took over the facet, to cause them to their most superb period ever.
Simeone took cost of Atletico in late 2011, changing the dismissed Gregorio Manzano in December, earlier than main them to Europa League glory. Manzano had are available in that summer season, when Luis Enrique was leaving Barca Atletic, and taking on at Roma for his single season in cost on the Olimpico. Presumably that was the facet he had dedicated to.
🇪🇸🔴⚪️ Luis Enrique: “I’ve little question that regardless of their Champions League outcomes, Atlético Madrid will present their greatest, strongest, and most critical model tomorrow. They are going to be a tricky opponent to face. We’re relying on the truth that we’re taking part in at residence.”
“Sure, it was true (that Atletico Madrid contacted him), however I had already given my phrase to a different membership. I believe Atletico Madrid was fortunate as a result of if I had gone, I wouldn’t have been there half as a few years, removed from it as a result of I don’t have that power, Simeone is the most effective coach they’ll have. He’s been there for eleven years, how fortunate the Atletico Madrid followers have been,” Luis Enrique defined to the press.
Luis Enrique was adamant that Atletico Madrid can be at their greatest on Wednesday evening on the Parc des Princes, despite their poor outcomes towards Lille and Benfica of late, saying their particular person gamers have been on the prime degree.
“It’s evident that it’s going to be a recreation with many difficulties, towards a recognisable staff in Europe, a coach with one of many longest careers. You possibly can solely achieve this a few years at Atltico Madrid like Cholo Simeone in case you have a really prime degree.”
The pair went to battle on multiple event whereas ‘Lucho’ was in command of Barcelona, when the Blaugrana received their second treble, and Simeone’s Atletico have been arguably on the peak of their powers, making two Champions League finals in three years. The Asturian stated he had little desire over the fashion of play Simeone employs although.
“I don’t have any desire in regards to the fashion of play. Tomorrow I’ll see Mr. Simeone once more, with whom I had coincided as a participant, additionally as a coach. I love after I see a coach of an enormous membership proceed with this power as a result of it’s troublesome to take action, we’d like rather a lot to spend so a few years [in one place]. We’ll play towards an opponent that is aware of what they’re doing, we all know that we’ve to play nicely individually and collectively.”