What said Pochettino about of Koeman and the football of the Barcelona

The technician of the PSG, Mauritius Pochettino, recognised the work of Ronald Koeman to charge of the Barcelona, to the one who said to admire in his days of player and also like trainer. Although it affirmed that his team expects no only happen to the following round but win the UEFA Champions League.

"Have a big illusion in front of a big team that also aspires to win the Champions League and that has big players and a big trainer like Ronald Koeman to the that I already admired like player and to the that admire like trainer. The two aspire to happen, but only one will be in the following round", declared the Argentinian strategist during the previous press conference to the party of this Tuesday.

"Always we say the same. Ronald arrived this season and always needs time. The Barça, with 7 or 8 months with Koeman, has gone in constant evolution lidiando with the problems ofall , like the covid... A technical body needs time, but with 7 and 8 months already notices the work of Koeman. It does not surprise me the level of the Barça", added.

Besides, it admitted that they exist a lot of expectations for the imminent duel to the time in that I reiterate that the aim of the club is to win the Champions. "It is a special party. When I signed with the PSG 40 days ago already felt that this date was important for the club... There is excitation. It is an obvious aim of the PSG win the Champions and understand it. Always the team goes to be prepared to compete, have not listened never to a trainer that say that his team is not prepared. We will treat to win the party, that is the aim".

However, the technician of the PSG preferred not remembering the occurred in the season 2016-17, when the Barça traced back with a 6-1 the 4-0 after having lost a party of gone. "The history is the history, is here, what has happened is here, can not erase, but we are to build together a better future. The team and the players are different to that eliminatory".

Espectativas With Mbappé

It said also that expects a lot of Mbappé in spite of the absences of Neymar and of Gave María. "I expect always the best of the big players. I am very happy of his performance in these 40 days. It is clear that absences like the ones of Neymar and Gave María are important but our players are aroused to try to win the party, our aim".

The aims and the team

The Argentinian, took advantage of the occasion to ensure that it is to taste with the environment inside the combined Parisian. "I have found me with a fantastic group, opened of mind to be followed our instructions in search of a collective identity. All, the staff, the president... It does not treat to impose our ideas but think, as in other clubs have done, in creating an only identity, because each club is different. This is a big group, gets along, are fellow, likes them train and likes them compete".

It reiterated that it looks forward to to collaborate so that the club Frenchman improve in his football, since that is his main priority further of the aims that have posed . "We have found us to a PSG in 40 days with a group of players and of staff incredibly opened to collaborate. And we come to this, to collaborate, no to impose us to treat to attain the marked aims by our president and our sportive director. We adapt us quickly to this. Each moment has a difficulty, but have a big illusion".