So unfair for Luis Enrique!

(Baonghean.vn) - Barcelona's crushing 0-4 defeat to PSG at Parc Des Princes has almost ended the relationship between coach Luis Enrique and the "Catalan giant".

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According to Cadena Cope, after the match between PSG and Barcelona ended, the away team's dressing room was in turmoil. Some players expressed their disappointment with head coach Luis Enrique. This is extremely unfair but not too surprising given what the 46-year-old strategist has had to endure since he took the hot seat at Camp Nou.

Despite helping Barcelona win 8 titles after just over 2 seasons in charge, Lucho (Luis Enrique's nickname) still hasn't, or rather hasn't, received absolute love and support from the Cules and the media at Barcelona. When Blaugrana wins and gets the title, people ignore the efforts of the 1970-born captain to praise the excellence of the MNS trio (Messi - Neymar - Suarez).

Barcelona are at risk of being eliminated early from the Champions League after losing to PSG. Photo: Internet.

In their minds, as long as MNS plays at their best, any coach can do what Luis Enrique has done and is doing at Camp Nou. Unfairly, every time Barcelona loses a match, the public opinion is blamed on the former AS Roma and Centa Vigo coach, as if he was the main cause of all the failures. In short, Barcelona wins because the players play well, and loses because Luis Enrique is incompetent and makes mistakes.

Back to the PSG - Barcelona match in the Champions League knockout round. Some players, Cules and the media all believe that coach Luis Enrique made mistakes in the preparation and selection of tactics for the away match in Paris. And it was Enrique, and no one else, who had to take full responsibility for the defeat of the "Catalan giant" last Tuesday night. Of course, when the army loses, the general must take responsibility, but putting all the blame on the 46-year-old strategist is unfair.

On the “Prince’s Park” field, coach Luis Enrique switched from the familiar 4-3-3 formation to 4-2-3-1. Objectively speaking, this was a completely reasonable decision by Lucho. Messi was pulled back to join Neymar - Iniesta to support the only striker, Suarez, who played highest on the attack line. By letting Messi play deep, Luis Enrique showed a very clear intention to share the burden with conductor Iniesta, who was no longer physically fit due to injuries and age. However, the idea of ​​the strategist born in 1970 was not effective because the Barcelona players did not fulfill their responsibilities.

Andre Gomes and Busquets in the role of central midfielders did not complete the assigned tasks. Always showing slowness and weakness in judgment situations, one-on-one disputes made Barcelona's midfield completely inferior to PSG's midfield. As a result, goalkeeper Stegen's goal was constantly in a state of alarm, 4 goals conceded evenly in each half came as an inevitable result. Witnessing the performance of Gomes - Busquets in the match against PSG, the score of 0 - 4 still seemed lucky for the team from Spain.

Coach Luis Enrique is suffering unfair treatment from many sides. Photo: Internet.

As for the brightest star, Messi, he often lost the ball easily, something that has rarely happened to the Argentine striker in recent years. Draxler's goal to raise the score to 2 - 0 for PSG came from a sloppy move by the striker born in 1987. Not only that, throughout the match, Messi was just like a shadow wandering on the field. Taking on the role of a bridge for the attack, La Pulga only had 28 accurate passes, behind goalkeeper Stegen. In addition, with a shot towards the goal and being blocked by a PSG defender, it was enough to see Messi's lackluster performance.

What about the defense? The central defenders Pique and Umtiti played like amateurs. They were superficial in marking and slow in reading situations. It felt like Pique and Umtiti were just on the field to complete the formation. Di Maria's second goal and the decisive shot that tore through Stegen's goal were enough to show the incompetence of the central defenders Umtiti and Pique. With their attitude, even a saint cannot overcome such mistakes, let alone a mortal like Luis Enrique.

A team with more than half of its players underperforming certainly cannot achieve good results. However, blaming the head coach for everything is not objective and fair. Therefore, Barcelona's "convincing" defeat to PSG is not entirely Luis Enrique's fault. Barcelona's contract with Luis Enrique is about to expire. With what has been happening recently, especially after Barcelona's defeat in the first leg of the Champions League knockout round in Paris, the prospect of "going their separate ways" is likely to become a reality.

Thanh Hung