Madrid, Spain
E don happen! Luis Enrique, dat Spanish football coach wey everybody dey yan about, don turn him personal pain into strength wey dey power PSG dis season. After him lose in pikin, Xana, to cancer back in 2019, no be small wahala for dis man o. But instead of holding him feelings inside, he dey show dem openly, dey inspire many people wey follow am.
Dis man no be just any ordinary coach; him don become like spiritual leader for many fans and players alike. When dem ask am about how e dey handle everything, him go just smile and talk say, “I get plenty beautiful memories of my daughter. E no matter say she no dey physically, she dey with me spiritually.” (Na so you go take am, my guy!)
People wey sabi am say since e jump to PSG, e don carry new energy come the club. Im dey play like person wey no get anything to lose, like “Come what may!” Even after Kylian Mbappé, the star boy wey everybody dey craze about, waka come out, Enrique talk say na better area dem go dey without am. And true, na him don show say PSG fit shine without too much fuss.
For PSG, wey don splash over 3 billion euros on players, na him turn Dembélé from just another attacker to one of the top guys wey dey shine for Europe. As him dey work with young boys like Vitinha and Neves, e dey build team wey sabi pass all dem individualistic players wey dey always wan shine alone. Na wa o! How many coaches fit do dat?
Some people dey compare im team to the famous Barcelona squad wey win so many trophies. But let’s be real, dis PSG team dey shine because dem dey listen to their coach; dey understand wetin e dey try build. Dem dey play better football now, dey carry Ligue 1 come back for European map as dem dey try reach the top.
Despite all di stress and pressure of coaching one big team like PSG, Luis Enrique dey move like dem no dey pressure am. Him dey challenge players like Mbappé to no just dey shine alone but also to contribute to di team. But wey mbappé don waka go Madrid, we fit just wonder wetin go happen next for him career. Maybe na dem two titles wey im carry go, but e dey look like him still dey find di right place for him skills.
Before we forget, Luis Enrique dey hopeful say him go fit use dis journey with PSG to pay tribute to Xana. E talk say, “My daughter no go dey here, but her spirit go dey with me.” Na so im dey carry di love for him pikin enter him work, because everybody sabi say family na wetin really matter.
As him dey try build a new legacy for PSG, you fit say Luis Enrique don enter the football world like king wey get him palace, no matter di wahala wey him don face. Dis na di kind stories wey dey inspire and uplift us. E be like say we fit expect tori plenty wey go come from dis PSG season!
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