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Koeman: "I hope we are calmer after Messi's words"

Published:30/09/2020 - 14:37h

Updated:30/09/2020 - 19:58h

Ronald Koeman offered the previous press conference to the party against the Celtic of Vigo, in which it spoke of the last conciliatory words of Leo Messi

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The FC Barcelona initiated LaLiga Santander with a brilliant victory against the Villarreal and expects to follow with the good line in the duel intersemanal against the Celtic of Vigo. Before the party of Balaídos, Ronald Koeman has offered the usual back press conference to the trainings and to give the list of summoned for the duel. The Dutch has spoken on the conciliatory message of Leo Messi.

Ronald Koeman considers very positive that the captain of the FC Barcelona have changed his speech and expects that this contribute calm. "I do not know if after the statements of Leo Messi go to have a calm life, do not create. But yes it is positive that the captain show in this sense, to ask unit. This always has been positive. Ojalá That go to be calmer that lately", commented.

Besides, Ronald Koeman was asked after if it thinks that can do that the Argentinian star was happy in the Camp Nou. "I do not know if have everything in this sense in my hands. It is necessary to look for the best team for him, where he can shine and where take out the maximum performance. And look for formula in the entrenos. I have seen that he lives by the football, until in the parties of training does everything to win. So that Leo Messi was happy, have to win parties", answered.

"It is very positive that the captain ask unit"

About the party against the Celtic of Vigo, Ronald Koeman is conscious of the difficulty to play in Balaídos, a field in which the FC Barcelona has not attained to win in the six last occasions. "We expect a difficult party. Also they have said me that in the last years the Barça has not been able to win. It is a team complicated, with good players technically. It is necessary to be well and do our party to carry us it", affirmed.

Besides, they asked him if possible that it change the system, already was this week or more advance. "For me, the important is to play a system where the people was comfortable. It is a possibility, but no often, to change the system. It is necessary to respect to the contrary and know where can hurt us. We do not know if they go to play a 4-4-2 or with five backwards because in the last two years has played 5-3-2. The important is to know what do against the plan To or the B but working from a system. It is more important to leave clear what want to. Adapt us, but looking us to us same", manifested.

Summary of the press conference of Koeman

Going in in proper names, ensured that it is happy with Antoine Griezmann. "It does not concern me. It is doing well the things. It is playing from the right, but no hit in the band, but with freedom. It does the things well and have played a Holland-France and he split of this position. It is necessary to look for his desmarques. It is necessary to look for more depth. No only in the left, but also in the right. Already I know that his quality is to play from out to inside", said.

Nevertheless, with Rafinha Alcántara was clear and left to fall that will have few options to play if it remains . "For the players that do not see a lot of possibilities, is better to look for an exit. I know that Rafinha has gone yielded and is a moment in which you no longer can go yielded all the seasons. Have a lot of midfield players, it will be necessary to look for the best for the team. They are technical decisions", aimed.

The VAR

Another of the subjects by which was asked was the VAR, that so much controversy carried the past weekend. "In Holland and in other countries, there is controversial. By the subject of the hands, especially. It is very complicated. The work of the referees is more complicated. I think that sometimes they go too far with the VAR. But at the end of the season, will have the VAR in favour and against. In the offside, agree with the VAR. In the subject of the hands, no. pitan Too much", explained.

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