Lee Kang-in's first super emergency since moving to PSG...PSG squad ↔ Coach's internal division is severe

Dec 02, 2024

There is a rift between Luis Enrique and Paris Saint-Germain players. Even the real names of Usman Dembele, Bradley Barcola and Fresnel Kimpembe were mentioned. It's not good news for Lee Kang-in either.

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) squad and PSG coach Luis Enrique are reported to be splitting.

PSG, led by head coach Luis Enrique, drew 1-1 in the 13th round of the French League 1 in 2024-2025 season against Nantes at Parc des Princes in Paris, France on the 1st (Korea time). PSG has had serious performance problems recently, but it failed to overcome them in this game as well.

After the match, he reported a feud between Enrique and several players in L'Equipe, France. Currently, the player who has fallen out with Coach Enrique the most is identified as Usman Dembele. Dembele left Barcelona for PSG last season.

Kylian Mbappe has been in charge since his departure, and he has performed very well in the beginning of this season, but attitude issues have arisen. Dembele is believed to have become dissatisfied with Enrique, who imposed harsh punishment only on him when he was late for training last time. Dembele is known to be complaining about Enrique's tactical abilities beyond question.

Dembele wasn't the only one who had complaints. Kimpembe, who returned to the PSG squad for the first time in about two years since 2023, is also said to have expressed extreme dissatisfaction when he was completely excluded from the match list against Nantes. Kimpembe returned after two years, so he can't wait to play, but he seems to have been dissatisfied with Enrique's failure to release him.

I thought it was only the two players that were in trouble, but it wasn't. France's RMC Sports said on the 2nd that tensions are forming in the locker room between Enrique and PSG players after a difficult week for PSG. The players seem tired of Enrique's style," he said, highlighting the rumors of discord.

Players questioned Enrique's choice ahead of the last Bayern Munich match. After a week of hard training, I only informed the players of the starting list just before the game. The roster was a team with a different direction than PSG's recent training. It was said that this was not the first time that Enrique announced the starting list so late.

It is believed that the amount of dissatisfaction with Coach Enrique in the PSG squad is not as small as expected. RMC Sports believes that Enrique's decision is unfair. Some players are angry and do not understand Enrique's choice. Like Spanish players like Fabien Lewis, even players who are defending Enrique are starting to get angry."

Since then, it has been reported that Bradley Barcola, one of the key PSG players, has also fallen out with Enrique. French foot Mercato said on the 2nd "Barcola, who has recently had a disappointing performance, is becoming increasingly frustrated with Enrique's demands. The deterioration in performance can be explained by the relationship with PSG coach. The conflict between Barcola and Enrique is burning up.'

Originally, PSG prepared to renew the contract with Barcola, which showed excellent growth, but negotiations were found to have suddenly stopped. Bakkola reportedly decided to stop negotiations on his contract renewal because he does not think highly of himself playing for Enrique.

When the core players and the coach start to have a rift, the ship cannot go where it wants to go. The coach and the team fell out, but there has been no success. If the rumors of discord are true, PSG is in big trouble. Lee Kang-in was showing good growth as he settled in PSG, but suddenly, the team's atmosphere began to collapse due to rumors of discord.

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