Ronald Koeman during an interview to 'Barça TV' (Image: FC Barcelona)

KOEMAN GIVES HIS OPINION

Koeman analyzes the signings of Barça and talks about the future of Leo Messi

Published:18/07/2021 - 17:16h

Updated:18/07/2021 - 20:24h

Ronald Koeman is ready to start his second season at the helm of the Barça bench and wanted to analyze the club's current affairs

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Ronald Koeman has offered an interview to the official means of the FC Barcelona to analyse the panorama of the Barcelona club in the previous of the beginning of the season 2021-2022. From the new signings: Eric García, Memphis Depay, Sergio the 'Kun' Agüero and Emerson Royal, as well as the situation of Leo Messi, the one who has not finished to sign his continuity in the Barça (waiting for that the culés resolve all the economic subject). Also it has spoken of the 'perlas' of the changing room: Pedri and Of Jong, to the equal that of the lesionados Ansu Fati and Ousmane Dembélé.

The Dutch trainer has begun speaking of Eric García, head office that the Barça fichó like free agent from the Manchester City: "it Is well have it of turn. When it was small already was in the basic football of the Barça, now has experience in the Premier League and still is a young player because has 19-20 years", said, adding that the one of Martorell "is a good player like head office, is good with the balloon, is intelligent to tactical level and is a very good signing for us".

"Memphis Depay Marks goals, delivers assistances and will give more competition to the forward"

Regarding Memphis Depay, one of the footballers that he request to his arrival to the Camp Nou, the past summer, has expressed that it knows him very well by his go through the selection of Low Countries and that has a big level. "It has given a big step since it was in the Manchester United until his go through the Olympique of Lyon. It was the captain of the team. The Barça is not the Lyon, is something more, but has a good age, is 27 years old, and can play in different positions in attack. It marks goals, delivers assistances and will give more competition to the forward", commented.

Of Agüero, another of the footballers that arrived like free agent after culminating his go through the Manchester City, aimed that "has a lot of experience and a big quality inside the area. It is a finalizador, marks goals, and look forward to to put it in a good physical condition. In the past season lost a bit, had several injuries and was not to the top level physically", adding that they will try that it go back to his best level for "that it mark differences in the forward with Messi and Depay and expect that with Ansu, when it go back. Have to Griezmann and Braithwaite and more players in the forward. There will be a good competition".

Regarding the last signing, Emerson Royal, by which the Barça paid nine million euros to the Betis to do with the whole of his rights, signalled that "when you are summoned with Brazil, with so many big players that has, speech by himself same. We have analysed his season with the Betis, and goes us to contribute a lot of physicist and in our way to play need lateral that are offensive, and will contribute us a lot in this sense".

The future of Leo Messi

The position of Ronald Koeman is the same that the one of the Barça regarding the future of Leo Messi: there is optimism and security that the star rosarino will continue defending the elastic Barcelona by a few years more. The 'hero of Wembley' spoke, first, of the importance that has 'The Flea' in the team. "Messi is very important, already saw it the past season. Had a beginning complicated, but showed, once again, that is the best of the world".

"We expect that Messi arrive to an agreement by a lot of years, the fans in the stadium want to admire to the best of the world"

The Dutch also undid in praises by all his numbers and titles, doing upsetting in the Glass America, the first trophy that has won with the selection of Argentina. "It marked 30 goals, gave a lot of points to the team and showed it also with his victory in the Glass America with Argentina. We expect that it arrive to an agreement by a lot of years, the fans in the stadium want to admire to the best of the world", sentenced.

The perlas of the Barça

The technician culé also referred to two of the big jewels of the Barcelona staff: Pedri González and Frenkie of Jong, two of the footballers that are 'fixed' in his approach and that played it practically everything in the past course. On the one of Tegueste aimed that "it has had a first fantastic season. No all the world knew who was, but when it began to have opportunities with the first team showed, with 18 years, that can play in the Barça. His development has been incredible".

"It is a pity by us that Pedri go to the Olympic games"

On his paper with the Spanish selection has said that the midfield player "has had a big Eurocopa and showed, once again, that has a big talent and is the future of the club. It is a pity by us that go to the JJOO but he knows that the expectations are big on him, but have the maximum confidence with him, has a trainer that does not have fear in putting young, the youngsters are the future", left clear.

Of his compatriot, Of Jong, said that "it has to follow the way that is doing. After his first year has stepped giant to forward, has felt more responsibility by the team, his offensive game has improveor and follow working to improve even more".

The lesionados Barcelona

Finally, Koeman has spoken on two players that are in the dry dam, Ansu Fati and Dembélé. On the canterano, that is in his final phase of recovery and could take action after the beginning of LaLiga, signalled that "it is a very important player for us, saw it to principle of season. Had very bad luck and now is recovering and fault a bit so that it can reincorporar to the trainings with the group, but the most important is that it recover well. It is young and has a lot of future by in front".

To his time, of 'Dembouz' aimed that "it is a pity the injury so much for Ousmane as for the club, is a different player that has contributed us a lot the past year, one of the few that has one against one and speed. Ojalá Go back prompt", aseveró.

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