USL Dunkerque vs PSG : Luis Enrique Pre-Match Press Conference | OneFootball

Paris Saint-Germain will face Ligue 2 side USL Dunkerque in the semifinal of the Coupe de France on April 1st at the Stadium Pierre-Mauroy. On the weekend, the French champions thrashed relegation-threatened Saint-Etienne 6-1, and are set to clinch the league title if they avoid defeat against 14th-placed Angers at the Parc des Princes.

Ahead of the game, Luis Enrique will have all his players available except Kang-In Lee who is still recovering from an ankle injury sustained while on international duty. Achraf Hakimi who was rested over the weekend is back with the group for this game.

Luis Enrique's Press conference transcript:

Q: On Désiré Doué

Luis Enrique: "I am going to speak in general, rather than about one player. Because that is where you might find an excess, of joy, of praise, and these are the things that can affect you. Even though players like Désiré Doué, Bradley Barcola, Senny Mayulu, Kang-In Lee are mature, and I am talking about all of the young players here, because it is great to hear good things about you, but you have to focus on your job and improving in the areas that the team needs.

"That is what will help you get through a positive phase, and then get through the negative phases because they will come. I know that Barcola has been criticised. I remember in the opening press conferences, certain players were apparently not at the level. That is something that we have to accept. It is a very good period for the team, and the players at the moment, but we need to focus on what the team needs."

Q: On his evolution as a coach

Luis Enrique: "One of the constant features of my coaching career, is that I have continually changed things. The staff and I are always wondering what I can change and improve. That is how I started as a coach, and I have had success fromthe start.

"We never stop asking ourselves about the areas of training that we don't see in matches and how to change them. We don't just settle things because we have won. And when you lose, you can see the areas of improvement and mistakes.

"That's the great thing about the staff here, I think because we are constantly ensuring that the way we train on the pitch, and if you can't see that, we change it. That is why we train so hard. And if it is not working one way, we look for another way to change things."

Q: On Barcola

Luis Enrique: "Bradley Barcola is the perfect definition because he started the season with a spectacular run of goals, and he has been one of the players who understood that when a player is in better position than you, even if you have a one-on-one with the goalkeeper, he is generous enough to pass to a teammate if they are in a better position.

"Barcola has been involved in 33 goals, whether it is goals or assists, and for me, an assists that you give to your teammate without a goalkeeper is even better. That shows generosity between so many of our attacking players, particularly Barcola. That is something that we have improved on so much this season. Particularly when our finishing hasn't been at its best in terms of finding a player in a better position. We have very good players in this team.