The FC Barcelona lost in front of the Seville by 2-0 and is to the edge of the elimination in the Glass of Rey. It touched to contest the gone of the quarter-finals in Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán and the hispalenses, in front of his fans, achieved noquear to the Barcelona group, that did not have the majority of his stars, that rested by the dense calendar.
Ernesto Valverde risked and, this time, went out him badly the played. Conscious of the big quantity of parties that come on in the next months, wanted to give rest to the majority of his stars. Leo Messi and Sergio Busquets remained out of the announcement and Jordi Alba and Luis Suárez were acting. The Txingurri explained in room of press.
The technician extremeño denied that it have thrown the Glass. "When you win many times the Glass, seems that, until you do not lose it, do not value it", said, adding that "the past year pay the effort to go continuing in the Glass. This year we are rotando more because we think that it is the best. In LaLiga want to keep a distance and think that the players that there is in the staff have to help us".
Also it has commented the titularity of Kevin-Prince Boateng hardly two days after his arrival. "It has been a decision of risk, but thought that it had to take it. It thought that the best was that he played an hour and Luis half, although it finish to arrive. We are immersed in full competition, this no for and thought that it could help us", said.
On if in the turn will bet by the headlines, did not wet : "we Have to expect. It is truth that today have done changes. It thought that today it was the best. When you change, you risk. If you win, you hit. If no, as no. Have an important party the Sunday, that want to win. It goes to be very complicated because the Girona is well. We want to be still in this competition".
Of the result, recognised that it is bad, although they will go to by the traced back in the Camp Nou: "it Has been a party in which the first time had the more or less controlled game. All could decide in a played. In the second have tightened us better. They have hit in one and have gone growing. It is a bad result, obviously. It has been missing us generate more occasions of goal. From here that we have not marked. But well, it remains us the turn".
The signing of Of Jong
Ernesto Valverde also commented the recent signing of Frenkie of Jong, of the that feels satisfied. "It is a signing ilusionante for the club, with perspective of present and future. It is a big player, with an important future by in front. We wish him the best because his successes will be the ones of the club. It is a big signing, a big attainment", sentenced.
Curiously, it knows that Of Jong will form part of the team the next season, but does not know if the own Valverde will decide to be still in the bench of the Camp Nou. If it does it, will have to the mediocentro Dutch to his disposal in his third campaign like technician culé.