Ernesto Valverde, in press conference

It ANSWERED ON THE VAR

Ernesto Valverde no fía of the Seville in the chambers of Glass

Published:22/01/2019 - 08:05h

Updated:23/01/2019 - 23:12h

The FC Barcelona will play this Wednesday the party of gone of the quarter-finals of the Glass of the King in front of the Seville and Ernesto Valverde has appeared in the previous press conference, in which it has answered to the controversy of the VAR and to the signing of Boateng

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Ernesto Valverde appeared in front of the media to comment the eliminatory of quarter-finals of the Glass of the King in which the FC Barcelona will measure to the Seville in Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán. During the press conference, the Txingurri analysed to the team hispalense and touched several subjects of the actuality culé. 

The technician extremeño is not trusted against a so powerful team like the Seville, since it treats of a solid opponent in the eliminatory: "In the analysis base us in that home they are a powerful rival and to level of eliminatory has been always very solvent. Like this they show it the data. It is a team that has him besides taken the measure the competition".

On the other hand, it subtracted importance to to the fact that the team of Pablo Machín play with three defences. "Now there are a lot of teams that play like this, the Raise also and did him a big party. Also we win him to the Seville in LaLiga and in the Supercopa. Defence of three or of five also has weak points, no only strong. It is not more complicated", said.

"Boateng Knows the job, knows the Spanish league and knows the role that comes to exert"

Also it commented the situation of Pilippe Coutinho, that without Dembélé will have more minutes. "It is participating a lot in the last parties and think that it gives us a lot and has to give us more. He wants to do it each better day. We trust he and at all more. There is a big requirement to the players and to the trainer, and have to work to follow adding points, and the players to do it better", manifested.

Valverde Gave possibilities to that Denis Suárez go out, but the case Malcom sees it distinct: "Until the day 31 all can decide , but can not us remain without players. There are some footballers that go in more and others less, Malcom has to struggle to play more because has qualities to do it. We expect a lot of him and we can not remain us with 14 players".

The Txingurri spoke on the possibilities of the Masia, especially for the left side, in which Jordi Alba does not have substitute unless it reconvert some player. "The other day it played Miranda... Have the possibilities of the B, or to change to some player of profile for the left side", commented.

Also it has commented the signing of Boateng: "it Is a player that knows the job, that having done a career in other positions now plays of '9' and does it to a big level, knows the Spanish league. It knows the role that comes to exert. It was available inside the possibilities of the club. It is different to Munir, but Munir has gone and have looked for some solutions".

The controversy by the VAR

Ernesto Valverde showed cutting when answering on the controversy of Luis Suárez with the VAR: "When you go to the press conference have not seen the images, and I confirm what does my team. Now I have seen them. There is a back contact, the balloon is loose and puts the goal. There is a contact, but for me is a legal goal. I do not know if the expression that said that it is a goal like a piano of big is the correct, but for me is goal.

In spite of the criticisms of the president of the Leganés, Ernesto Valverde refused to excuse, ensuring that it follows seeing the played like a legal goal. "The goalkeeper is the one of the Leganés and does his work, the same that I do mine. I do not have to apologise. Have clear the played, but understand that it is necessary to speak of this", sentenced.

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