Koeman asks for a reaction: "We have to play better, especially without the ball"

The FC Barcelona did not show the performance wished this Wednesday in front of the Dynamo Kiev in the Camp Nou, and Ronald Koeman did not hide in press conference to the hour to speak of the performance of his, very grey and with too many claroscuros especially when the culés did not have the possession of the balloon. The Dutch technician is conscious that the Barça will have to improve his provision if it wishes to struggle by the title.

"We begin well the party. Quickly we did the 1-0 and could do the second, but afterwards were losing the control. Thanks to Marc, that has been phenomenal, avoid goals. Today the game without balloon has not been well", valued, appointing to Ter Stegen like the big artífice of the triumph. One of the big problems is that the players did not arrive to time to the pressure. "Sometimes it can not presionar. And if presionas, leave spaces. If presionamos, presionamos all. And we have had doubts".

"We have won three parties of Champions, is positive, but have to play better"

Asked after if it treats of a punctual problem or something persistent, Koeman remembered that in the last parties the team had defended well, except some errors fruit of the bad luck like the goal received in front of the Alavés. "In general, we had state very defensivamente. But today they have done us danger and it is necessary to speak and improve the game without balloon", insisted.

It marvelled by the big state of form in which it has returned Marc-André ter Stegen, the one who won the 'Man of the Match' of the UEFA after the party. "It has showed to be a big goalkeeper. It is training well, we have seen that is in shape"", said Koeman, the one who explained the reason of the titularity of Frenkie of Jong in the axis of the defence beside Gerard Hammered. "Lenglet Has had difficulties physically. And besides we expected a party that played a lot in his field, although at the end it has not been like this. We have taken advantage of this at the beginning, but afterwards have found problems".

Koeman Knows that the Barça needs to improve

Koeman, in definite, is conscious that the FC Barcelona needs to improve but values very positively the fact to having achieved nine points of nine possible in the three first days of the phase of groups of Champions League 2020-21. "We have won three parties of Champions, is positive, but have to play better, improve the game without balloon. Today we have not been well", it concluded.

The FC Barcelona will measure this weekend to the Real Betis also in the Camp Nou, split with which expects to leave to the stop FIFA with good feelings and three points more in the sack, with the aim of scalar like this positions in LaLiga Santander. Of this way, besides, the staff will purchase confidence of face to the next commitments.