PSG coach Enrique admits turning down Atletico Madrid

Ahead of PSG meeting Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, Les Parisiens coach Luis Enrique recalled turning down a job from Madrid in 2011. 

“The interest was true, but I had already given my word to another club. Although Atlético was very lucky because I would not have been half of the years it has been with Simeone.

I don’t have that energy. Luck had the love of Atlético,” smiled Enrique.

“Tomorrow I will see Mr. Simeone again with him. I already coincided as a player.

He is a top coach. I admire when I see that a coach has been in a big club for so many years. I know how difficult it is to convince his players and when he is there for so many years he can only be a top coach.

“It will be a very difficult game that collectively knows what they play and individually they have a lot of quality.

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He added, “We arrived at the equator of a competition in which we do not know what can happen. We focus on tomorrow’s game and do things better than the rival to be closer to victory.

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