Barcelona let’s start talking about his future, with Xavi’s name on the map and a warning to sailors: “We haven’t talked to Xavi or anyone yet … We have to wait for the new president, meet with his technical team and then , so I do not see a clear future for me, we will have a problem, because I have another year in the contract. “
With this introductory sentence, the coach wanted to put Wednesday’s game against Sevilla on the plane, proclaiming his “confidence” in obtaining a comeback that should be based, he said, “on having more effectiveness. And keeping the goal at zero, which this time is essential, “solving this to reach the goal” will have to play an even better game than on Saturday.
“We have options because the team is hungry and mental … But we need more efficiency than we have had lately. In the other games with Sevilla we have created more chances and leaving a clean sheet will be vital,” he repeated. Koeman, who didn’t want to talk too much about possible schemes.
“A 3-4-3? It’s possible … But beyond the system, the team is very offensive. The data says that we create a lot of chances and it’s not about systems, but mentality. There are times when we have reached 6-7 players up and that shows that you can play with 5 defenders long ago, but also with a very offensive mentality. It depends on the mentality of the team, of the players “, said the coach, who underlined the way the match is faced.
“It’s important to be together, to press when possible, to have chances … The other day we also pressed a lot, so it’s important not so much to talk about 3, 4 or 5 defenders, but that the team works together, press and be We were confident. In all games we created opportunities. The other day we managed to score more goals, and in the Cup … If we are in this line there are possibilities “, he reaffirmed.
Beware of Ronald Araújo, “he was uncomfortable today and that’s why he didn’t train and we’ll have to wait until tomorrow,” Koeman smiled at Pedri’s miraculous recovery, saying “things are hard to explain. Yesterday I was very surprised. “because he didn’t feel any discomfort and he trained normally today. We have to wait until tomorrow, but I think he could be on the list.”
“It’s important if we can come back because it would be a very important moral impetus. We think we can do that, but now we have to prove it,” he said at last.
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Ronald Koeman gave his opinion on the arrest of Josep María Bartomeu, who brought him to Barcelona.
XAVI AND OLD
“What happened to Bartomeu shows that the club’s image is not good. We have to wait and see what happens; I can’t comment and we can only focus on our work,” he said when asked about the former president’s arrest. , revealing that “we can’t do anything, but the club’s image is not good”.
“Yes, I feel bad for Bartomeu, of course. I know him well, like Oscar Grau, and I feel very bad for them because I had important good times with them. For me he is an exceptional person,” said Koeman, being of I agree that everything that has happened since his arrival at the club has been hard to imagine … Although he has no regrets.
“There are things in life that you don’t know about the future. When they called me to come I was convinced to accept, knowing the complicated moment, because of the covide problem, with the need to make changes in the workforce, to offer opportunities to young people. … on the first day I tried to make those changes. Life is ups and downs, facing opportunities and problems. And solving these problems, “he explained, acknowledging that there were” many things “in these months.
“A lot has happened this season. I know it’s the problems, I have to face them and work until the last day, whether it’s another year, five … I don’t think about it, what worries me is that Barça wins, which is the best for the club and the coach “, he revealed, before referring to his relationship, still non-existent today, with Xavi, the capital name of this electoral campaign.
“Xavi? I’m not worried because I have a contract and when we know who the president is, we’ll talk, let him show me the way … But this will be next week. We know there are debates, that’s the name. … I don’t even care much less now. “He said he was fully identified with the club and the team:” My motivation is the same as the first day. I knew that coming here as a coach during the covid season “It was already complicated and even more so with the things that happened. If I don’t want that, I’m going on vacation, but I want to be.”
“This is my job … The new president’s job is to make his way,” he summed up, trying to focus on the Sevilla game, “which is now the most important thing,” despite everything around him. a Barça that practically doesn’t surprise Koeman. “It’s happening because it’s the biggest club in the world, everyone is watching Barça. Now a lot is happening and the press is trying to get information, it’s normal.”