The trainer of the Betis, Quique Setién, touched like that Barça

Speech before the Barça-UD The Palms

"It had given the meñique for playing in the team of Cruyff"

Published:13/01/2017 - 20:33h

Updated:13/01/2017 - 20:33h

"I have copied a lot of things of the Barça", affirmed the trainer of the UD The Palms, Quique Setién, before confronting to the FC Barcelona. The technician of the Canarian team delivered to the style of the Barça and left clear that the his inspire in this

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Never it has hid it and always it has showed it proudly, the teams of Quique Setién drink of the style Barça to the that had to confront when it was player. "All what am like trainer am due to it to him the a lot of that ran behind the balloon when it played against the Barça", even said the technician of the UD The Palms in the previous press conference to the duel that will confront them to the FC Barcelona.

"We knew that it went to be very difficult because the Athletic was a very strong rival. But we have competed with dignity, have been we same and remain satisfied, even with small moral victories, like the possession", began speaking the trainer when referring on the situation of the team before visiting the Camp Nou. 

On if it is the moment perfcto for his to achieve something positive in the Estadi, Setién does not know it but stands out to the culés: "I do not know if it is the moment because the Barça is a big team to the that do not go to discover now, but do not have at all that lose. We know of his capacity, of the quality of his players and we will treat to play with our personality. To see if they allow us take out something".

The aim of The Palms, go out alive

Thus, the technician stood out that the aim of his is the one to "go out alive. We will treat to have the balloon, that is our game, but with a purpose. In the last 10 parties have had more the balloon that the rival and have not won them all neither much less. It is clear that if to the Barça remove him the balloon have more possibilities to win because they will create fewer occasions. They are those that more occasions create of the League. But neither this ensures you at all".

The míster of the yellow "team" explained the influence of the Catalan group in his style. "I have copied a lot of things of the Barça since it established this form to play. This style already felt it like footballer, already called me the attention then", sustained to finish with an anecdote of time of Johan Cruyff.

"We are an attractive team and is normal that the players that enjoy with the balloon seat receptivos. If it was footballer again would like me play here. It is true that I said him to Johan Cruyff once in Santander that had given the meñique for playing in that Barça. As something like this happens here now", concluded.

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