PSG's Warren Zaïre-Emery: “Luis Enrique said we would achieve more without Mbappé-and he was not wrong.”

On the eve of the two biggest games of the Saint-Germain season by Saint-Germain-Des Coupé de France final against Stade de Reims and the Champions League final towards Inter Milan-Warren Zaïre-Emery (19), checked the strength of his team's collective identity and checked a prediction that was a prediction at the beginning of the Campaign was started at the start of the campaign at the beginning of the campaign.

When Kylian Mbappé's departure last summer was safe, the PSG fan base held its breath. After all, the France captain had contributed astonishing 44 goals in all competitions during the 2023/24 season. But Luis Enrique, never in panic, decided to double his philosophy.

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“If someone scores 40 goals, we won't close the door. But based on my experience, I prefer to have four players who score 12 points,” T.The former Barcelona coach had said in the previous season. “It is a challenge to prove that football is a collective sport – not only for the strikers, but for the entire team.”

Quickly nine months at the front, and the numbers speak for themselves. PSG has turned into a formal push -in attack machine. Ousmane Dembélé leads the Torcharts with 33 goals, while Bradley Barcola (19), Gonçalo Ramos (18), Désiré Doué (13), Vitinha (7), Achraf Hakimi (7) and the Winterkhvicha -Kvaratskhelia (6) contributed.

Speak to RTL sportZaïre-Emery (19) gave up his change in the team. “I saw that the coach said that we would score more goals without Kylian. I don't think he was wrong. The danger can come from anywhere – midfielder, defender, attacker, they all scored a goal.”

The France international emphasized the improved chemistry within the group this season. “We have built up a real team – players who work for each other and give their whole game. Everyone has committed themselves and I think it works really well.”

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Zaïre-Emery itself was central to the revival of PSG and added a bite, discipline and drive into a midfield that now acts as a heartbeat of Luis Enrique's collective model. Although PSG operated on without a talisman figure like Mbappé, they have achieved a tactical cohesion that could still deliver a historical heights.

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