Is Luis Enrique the most underrated manager of his era?

The Athletic FC Podcast

The Athletic

Football, Soccer,, Sports, Soccer

4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Luis Enrique’s young and vibrant PSG side are turning heads with their exuberant brand of football. They’ve already wrapped up the Ligue 1 title with six games left to spare - and they face Aston Villa in the Champions League quarter-finals this week. So is Enrique one of the most underrated coaches of the modern era? And are PSG finally ready to win the Champions League? Host: Ayo Akinwolere With: Tom Williams, Dermot Corrigan Producer: Mike Stavrou and Nick Thomson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.3	The Athletic FC Podcast Network.
0:39.6	Welcome to the Athletic FC podcast with me, Iyo Akim Molere.
0:41.8	Louis Sermrique's young and vibrant PSD side are turning heads with their exuberant grand of football.
0:48.2	That's a more than reasonable ball for Barka.
0:50.3	D'Abella continues his run.
0:52.3	And Ibrahim Kermate gets there initially, but D'embele scores. Paris and Jbrahim Kanate gets there initially but Debele scores.
0:55.0	Paris-Sangerman pounce and the man who has stepped out of other shadows this season to revel in the spotlight
1:04.0	has got a critical goal here in Anfield.
1:07.0	They've already wrapped up the league art title with six games left to spare and they face Aston Villa in the Champions League quarter finals this week.
1:14.6	So is Louis Enrique one of the most underrated coaches of the modern era?
1:20.1	And are PSG finally ready to win the Champions League?
1:26.8	All right, with us today, we have the Athletic Spanish football writer Dermott Corrigan
1:30.9	and French football writer and broadcaster as well, Tom Williams.
1:35.0	Right, Tom, talk to us about PSD this season.
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