Ronald Koeman: "Messi? He and the team have responded as I like"

This Wednesday, the FC Barcelona restarts the Glass of the King with the party of quarter-finals against the Granada that will play in The Cármenes. Ronald Koeman, Barcelona trainer, appeared in front of the media to do the previous of the party and speak of subjects of Barcelona actuality.

The Dutch thinks that will be distinct of the party of LaLiga, in which the culés golearon. "It will be different to the of Glass. They, as we, carry a lot of parties. They have had, even, that contest classification for Europe. We expect a party complicated where the team has to be very concentrated and do his game. We do not have to forget the start of the party the other day that had difficulties in doing our game. From the 1-0 could do our game", said.

Ronald Koeman also did an assessment of the market of January. "Already I said that Todibo did not go in in my plans and look for him another destination because it has to play. We do not have any signing, but looking to the big there is few that have spent because, with the covid, the clubs have a lot of economic problems", commented.

Besides, Ronald Koeman put in value the big party of the FC Barcelona against the Athletic Club, back to the controversy with Leo Messi: "it Is something absurd that carry speaking three days of this subject. The team and Leo have answered of the way that likes me, leaving what goes out in the Press to a side and centre in the party".

"If there is a thing or a subject that hurts to a player, like trainer, staff and team protect him and defend, is the most important"

Also it commented the pineapple in the celebration. "The victories help to have a good environment. Also they can influence things of out. Try take motivation of other things, because there is not public neither environment. It is necessary to try like changing room and staff be strong in the delicate moments and complicated", explained.

To fault of president, Ronald Koeman is the spokesman. "It is a moment complicated in the Barça. It does not matter me be spokesman, but am trainer and this is very important in the club. If the sportive things work, everything is easier. It can not be that a club like the Barcelona do not have president. To see who is, especially to schedule the future", signalled.

Ronald Koeman also was asked after the enemy in the club after the last leaks. "They can come the things of a lot of places. Always there is competition between the big clubs, people of out with friends inside. I always go to defend to the club and the leaks as they have had is of bad intention", manifested.

The Dutch technician descartó that the Glass of Rey was more important. "It is not it. All the parties are important because we are the Barça, but the Glass is more near because they are fewer parties. Have a party complicated by in front. The Athletic of Madrid also is very strong. It is necessary to try win our parties and expect that it fails some day. We have lost points went against teams where can not leave escape so many", commented.

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Also it spoke of Gerard Hammered and his recovery: "The most important is that they recover well of his injuries and put date is not good. Ojalá That can be against the PSG, but do not have the security because they are in a way of recovery. Already we will see. They are people very important for the team".

Koeman elogió The performance of Samuel Umtiti. "It has improved a lot the physical appearance. The main is to recover well and take minutes. It is good for the competition where there are several players that can fulfil". Of Sergi Roberto said that "it has played very well like side and know that it also can act in the centre of the field. There is competition in the two demarcations".

Another of which carried the praises was Antoine Griezmann. "All the season is well and working. The first that it has to do a player is to work and help to the team. In his particular case also explains his effectiveness. There have been moments that had to mark and has not marked, but are phases that happens any footballer, all have lived it. Now it is very well and it is important for me because we want to take out the maximum of each player", sentenced.