Blame me for Barcelona defeat – Luis Enrique
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- Oct 1, 2014
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Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has shouldered the blame, for his team’s 3-2 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday.
David Luiz, Marco Verratti and Blaise Matuidi struck for the hosts, while Lionel Messi and Neymar’s goals were not enough to save the La Liga giants from defeat.
“The explanation for our defeat is quite clear,” he told reporters. “We were up against a rival who are at the same level as us, and they handled the pressure better than we did.
“Tonight we didn’t play as well as we had hoped. We had a few clear chances at the end when we could have equalised. But I cannot say that it’s an unfair result although a draw wouldn’t have been too unfair either.
“We committed basic mistakes when conducting the ball out of our half and that was what caused the dead ball moves from which PSG scored. It was something we knew could happen.
“Sometimes it’s inevitable – it’s a catalogue of mistakes. It’s not easy to correct but it’s an area we are aware of.”
When he was specifically asked about the performances of goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen and his defence, Luis Enrique replied: “I don’t usually give individual assessments of players’ performances. Defeat is down to all of us – and first in the line to blame is me.
“I am the coach and the responsibility is mine. The players had a good attitude tonight, it wasn’t our most productive day in terms of our finishing; we will analyse what went wrong and what we did well.
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