{"id":39106,"date":"2024-12-21T20:28:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T17:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=39106"},"modified":"2024-12-21T20:28:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T17:28:14","slug":"luis-enrique-improving-our-squad-is-difficult-because-its-already-strong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/21\/luis-enrique-improving-our-squad-is-difficult-because-its-already-strong\/","title":{"rendered":"Luis Enrique: Improving Our Squad Is Difficult Because It\u2019s Already Strong"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique said his team would focus on developing young talent rather than seeking reinforcements during the January transfer window, as they already have a strong squad. This comes ahead of their French Cup clash against Lens on Sunday.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">With the departure of star player Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 and midfielders Manuel Ugarte and Danilo Pereira last season, PSG has embarked on a new chapter filled with emerging talents.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The defending Ligue 1 champions, once known for high-profile signings like Neymar Jr. and Lionel Messi, have shifted to a more measured approach.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Spaniard told reporters on Saturday: &#8220;What Christmas gift do I want? I\u2019m very happy with the squad. Staying focused is the best approach during the transfer window. It\u2019s hard to improve our squad. We want to develop our young talent. Regarding transfers, we already have a great team. Last year, we made over 10 signings. There\u2019s no urgent need, but if there\u2019s a chance to strengthen, that\u2019s great.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">PSG, the record holders with 15 French Cup titles, aim to claim their 16th this season, starting with their first-round match against Lens, currently seventh in Ligue 1.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">PSG tops the French league with 40 points, 10 ahead of nearest rivals Olympique Marseille, but they\u2019ve struggled in the Champions League, where they are in 25th place and need to work hard to stay in the competition, which resumes next month.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Luis Enrique added: &#8220;From January onward, we\u2019ll be competing in all tournaments, and it will be very demanding&#8230; I\u2019d like the players to have some rest. It\u2019s all about completely switching off now so we can perform at our best in the second half of the season.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma will miss out after sustaining a facial injury in PSG&#8217;s 4-2 win over Monaco on Wednesday, while defender Nuno Mendes is ready to return after recovering from a thigh injury sustained in the victory over Lyon.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique said his team would focus on developing young talent rather than seeking reinforcements during the January transfer window, as they already have a strong squad. This comes ahead of their French Cup clash against Lens on Sunday. With the departure of star player Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 and midfielders Manuel Ugarte and &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39085,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39106"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39107,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39106\/revisions\/39107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}