A Ronald Koeman His victory had a good taste to close a very busy week and which ended this Sunday with the publication of Messi’s contract which has already turned the club environment into an earthquake. The team knew how to forget everything, they fought, they fought, they defeated Athletic … And the coach congratulated himself for that … who did not miss the opportunity to criticize what happened around the captain.
“The team was very good under pressure in the first half, having a lot of ball and the result at the break was short because of our opportunities. The second was different because they pushed harder, we were unlucky to match the tie, but we reacted “, he analyzed Koeman, emphasizing that Barça came out ahead of a very demanding schedule.
“It was a complicated month, with many games, many trips, different competitions … The team improved and due to the quality we promoted this”, he summed up, giving value to a return to the league that placed Barça in second place.
From there, he focused his speech on Lionel Messi, without dribbling any questions that were asked about the publication of the newspaper El Mundo.
“What was published about Messi I think had a bad intention, was to hurt a player who gave so much to Barça and the whole of Spanish football. Leo showed that he is a born winner who knows, in spite of everyone, enters I had no doubt, despite what appeared in the press, that it would not affect him “revealed the Dutchman, who did not hesitate to be very harsh in case the leak could have appeared from Barça in sine.
“If the person in charge was someone inside the club, it’s very bad. If you are part of Barça you have to help the club, the coaches, the players … We have to think about our affairs and if someone inside has revealed that this can’t he had a future at Barça “, he proclaimed openly, making his anger clear, although the origin could not be confirmed.
In fact, Koeman asked him not to forget what had happened and encouraged him to find out. “How did it come out? I don’t know … You have to know how he managed to appear in the press because these things shouldn’t happen, but there are people who are interested in hurting Barça and hurting Leo. to be there, try the edge of these things. “
“I really don’t understand that Messi’s contract is being talked about as a ruin,” Koeman said, recalling once again that “you should know what Leo has done for this club. He has been proving his quality for many years and helping to the achievement is great, very great, for Barça and winning many titles. You have to leave the contract and you have to leave this nonsense “, he closed.