The PSG coach was honest and explained how they had to cope with the family loss.
Luis Enrique is generally a conflicted guy. This is how he appears to the press. He also demonstrated it in this way in the face of conflicts on his campuses. However, he is now showing his intimate side. In an interview with Movistar, The PSG coach remembered his daughter Xana, who died in 2019 when I was only 9 years old. “Can I consider myself lucky or unhappy? I consider myself lucky. Very lucky” reveals the strategist.
Beyond his multiple sporting achievements, which he added as a footballer then as a coach, the Spaniard focuses on what his time as a father was like. “But a girl died, your daughter, at the age of nine. Well, my daughter came to live with us for nine wonderful years. “We have a thousand memories of her, videos, incredible things” he thought.
In a similar vein, the DT recounted how he convinced his mother to reinstall his granddaughter’s physical memories. “My mother couldn’t have photos of Xana. Until I came home and was like “why aren’t there any pictures of Xana, Mom?” “. “I can’t, I can’t,” he replied. “Mom, you have to put on Xana,” I said. he told the aforementioned media outlets.
Enrique thinks deeply about the companionship his daughter continues to provide him, even though he hasn’t been with them for five years. “Xana is alive. On a physical level it is not there, but on a spiritual level it is, because every day we talk about it, we laugh and we remember it. Because I think Xana still sees us. How can I make Xana believe that we experienced this? he suggested.
Despite the latter, the Iberian does not hide the pain he had to face. Last year, for example, he was not able to properly celebrate the Ligue 1 title with PSG. “It was the championship title that I celebrated the least, I was angry… I would have blown up that podium. Competitiveness defines me, so for me, that day was shit. And I also told Elena (his wife) ‘I miss Xanita, today was Xanita’s day'” he indicated.
Source: Latercera
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