"The players are very involved and are well"

Ernesto Valverde could not be more satisfied after the three first days of league. Nine points and leader in solitary -waiting for the result of the Real this Sunday-, with the Madrid to four points after his two pricks in the Bernabéu. And the Barcelona technician has appeared in press conference to stand out the level of the team in front of the Espanyol. 

"The result can seem that it has been an easy party and is not like this. A derbi never is easy. The most important is that the team was well, with the players involved and that do a good game that encourage to the people to come to the field", has explained the preparador Barcelona.

Valverde Explained that "hardly we are at the beginning of season and the distances are not significant, although it always is better be by in front and no by behind". The 'Txingurri' is happy because the team carbura and allows acallar the critical voices with the club.

Besides, also it wanted to do upsetting in some concrete players. In relation to the debut of Ousmane Dembélé, the preparador barcelonista stood out that the French player needs an adaptation and go in progressively in the team: "Dembélé is a player in which have put a lot of hopes in what it can contribute us and the idea is that it go going in little by little in the competition. The changing room is it arropando at all times".

Rakitic And Semedo, well

Ernesto Valverde also referred to the good party of Ivan Rakitic. "It is a player that has begun very well the league and today has participated very actively". Finally, the trainer wanted to speak of Nélson Semedo: "it Is a fast player, strong and that project well in attack. In defence can help us a lot".