Ronald Koeman, during a press conference with the FC Barcelona

KOEMAN SPOKE AT PRESS CONFERENCE

Koeman pronounces on the change of referee for the Classical

Published:9/04/2021 - 14:56h

Updated:9/04/2021 - 15:57h

Ronald Koeman appeared before the media before the Clásico against Real Madrid and made it clear that the game is key for FC Barcelona. The Dutchman also ruled on the change of referee after Mateu Lahoz's injury

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"The team is unsuspecting, is a big party, in front of a Madrid that also has improved. We are struggling by the maximum and the two want to win the League. The party of morning is very important". Of this form began Ronald Koeman his previous press conference to the Classical against the Real Madrid. The technician left clear the importance of the meeting in front of the madridistas, although it also admitted that it will not be definite for LaLiga.

"The result is not decisive because after the party of morning still will remain a lot of parties, but yes is truth that the moment is important and the team that win will give him some important morals to follow", aimed. Right now, the FC Barcelona is two points above the whites, by what win would mean to leave to the merengues very far. In case to lose, the merengues would put by in front and everything would complicate .

Besides, it remembered the Classical of the gone that lost the Barça 1-3. "Before the rest in the Classical of the first turn had occasions to go by in front, afterwards the penalti influenced in the result. We have improved things, although it is not true that in that moment were badly and now better. In effectiveness have improved, have changed the system, the team has taken good form and has energy and is what ask for morning. Be we same although in front it was the Madrid", signalled.

Also it wanted to highlight the qualities of the Madrid and the importance that has a duel of these characteristics and insisted in that his will go out with everything. ​"A Classical is a different party to the other. We are struggling for winning the League after a very good series and the Madrid is the Madrid. They have had too many criticisms but are here, am not adherent of the people that has criticised so much to the Madrid because has impressive players. The team that was strong physically and especially mentally, has options to win the party", indicated.

It does not want to go in in referee's controversies

One of the big controversial of the previous of the party is the change of referee after the injury of Mateu Lahoz. The substitute will be Gil Manzano, although Koeman prefers not going in in controversies. "Sometimes it speaks too much of the referees. I think that any referee is honest and pita what sees and has the help of the VAR. The referee that can not pitar by injury is a very good referee and the one who pita tomorrow also is it. We do not have to be slopes of the referee and have to centre us in our team", stood out.

On the other hand, it launched a 'dart' to Jürgen Klopp after his words against Alfredo Gave Stéfano before and after the Madrid-Liverpool. "It is to want to desprestigiar to a big club like the Madrid, that has chosen this moment without public to do works in his stadium. They are accustomed to play in this field, the rivals have to play there and is not an important subject for me", commented.

Finally, it defended his path in the bench of the Barcelona and his work with the youngest. "Any trainer needs time and patience to be able to do changes in the team. I changed the system, lost split that we did not deserve to lose, have done different things, but the most important is that we have worked together and strong, have players very young and with them it is necessary to have a lot of patience", finalised.

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