Coaches of PSG and Inter Miami, Luis Enrique and Javier Mascherano know each other very well, the Spaniard having trained the Argentinian at FC Barcelona. Inevitably, there are many stories to tell between the two. And before the round of 16 of the Club World Cup, Luis Enrique notably revealed his first meeting with Mascherano.
While Lionel Messi will find the PSG This Sunday evening, Luis Enrique will also have players and a coach he knows very well in front of him. Indeed, on the bench of theInter Miami, Javier Mascherano was trained by the Spanish on the side of FC Barcelona. The relationship was also very good between the two in Catalonia.
“I told him that there was no possibility that he leaves, even drunk”
Given this common past, Luis Enrique has things to say about Javier Mascherano. Thus in the press conference, the coach of PSG mentioned his first meeting with the Argentinian, the same time he put his veto for the departure of the latter, then making known: ” The first discussion I had with him was at the British school in Barcelona because our daughters were educated there. There were noises that he could leave Barça. I told him that there was no possibility that he left, even drunk ».
“One of the best environments we had at Barça”
« It was one of the best environments we had at Barça. He also played behind and in my workforce if there were two players that I saw a coach, it was him and Busquets. They were an extension of the field coach “Continued Luis Enrique concerning Javier Mascherano.
