Exclusive: Emmanuel Petit on Luis Enrique at PSG - 'He'll die with his vision, even if he isn't right'

Former France international and World Cup-winner Emmanuel Petit has told Football Espana that Luis Enrique is risking success at Paris Saint-Germain due to his single-minded approach.

Sitting down with Petit, the former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder explained that he did not have the same resources at his disposal at PSG to carry out the same methods he tried to implement at Camp Nou or with La Roja.

“What he tries to do with Barcelona and the national team is not the same, because he doesn’t have the same players. Sometimes the way Paris is playing is very exciting and I’m enjoying it, but sometimes I’m getting very upset as well, frustrated too, because I have the feeling that he has his own vision. He said the same in a press conference recently, ‘my players have to adapt to the way he wants to play, not the other way around’.”

“I can understand that, but there is a limit. The limit is the quality of the players. The way you want your team to play depends on the profile of players you have in the dressing room as well, and the players you have on the pitch.”

PSG are four points clear at the top of Ligue 1, having dropped points in four games: three draws and a defeat to Nice, who are second. In the Champions League they have been exposed though, and are at risk of going out if they do not beat Borussia Dortmund in their final game.

“The way he wants to play is very audacious, and he takes a lot of risks on the pitch. Sometimes you get the feeling the players are split in two blocks on the pitch. But he keeps the same mentality, every day, he doesn’t change, he doesn’t adapt his vision, no matter who is the opponent.”

“He wants to show the world he will never change his vision. And sometimes you have to adapt to your