Ronald Koeman with serious gesture

KOEMAN UNDERSTANDS XAVI'S PRESSURE

Koeman 'supports' Xavi in the face of the 'difficulty' of training Barça

Published:8/02/2024 - 17:52h

Updated:8/02/2024 - 22:13h

Ronald Koeman has recently spoken about Xavi Hernández's decision to leave FC Barcelona when the season ends. He has pointed out that the pressure of training the Catalan team is exorbitant

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A lot it has spoken in the last weeks of the pressure that supposes to seat in the bench of the FC Barcelona. Xavi Hernández, Pep Guardiola or Ernesto Valverde have spoken on the difficult that is 'give the expensive' in the picture culé and the little patience that has him to the trainers. The most recent case is the one of Xavi, the one who has decided to put an end to his stage like culé after almost two years.

Ronald Koeman, to the one who the egarense replaced in the bench in 2021, has been the last that has 'wetted'. It was the attendant to carry the reins of the first team between the summer of 2020 and October of 2021, when it was destituido by Joan Laporta in the beginning of the first season 'post-Messi'. The Dutch left by the rear door and with the feeling that anybody him 'backed' after the exit of the Argentinian.

Koeman Goes out in defence of Xavi Hernández

Koeman Has conceded an interview to 'Good Morning Eredivisie' in which it has given the reason to Xavi regarding the pressure that supposes to carry the reins of the Barça. It has aimed that "be trainer of the Barça is an attack to the mental health", comparing his stage like trainer and player in the club. It signalled that it is "much more amused to be player of the Barcelona that trainer, and Xavi, like Catalan and son of the club, sure that has noticed".

By tra part, has confessed that his stage in the City Condal like trainer was not simple and that finish having differences with Joan Laporta that finish in his dismissal, further of the results that was accumulating the team in this moment. Koeman Said that train to the Barça has been the most difficult "work that have done never. I suffered the pressure and the stress", standing out that he yes had "a conflict with Laporta, unlike Xavi".

The 'dart' of Koeman to the press

Finally, it has 'justified' the stage of Xavi with the little experience with which explained before doing with the reins of the team in November of 2021: "it Came of Qatar, and incorporated afterwards to the Barcelona. It was not accustomed to the bad critical, only had received praises", sentencing that the press "aims you with a weapon. If the things do not go well, is fault of the trainer. I also suffered this stress and this pressure".

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