Tata Martino: "Messi defends of the criticisms with football"

Gerardo Martino has destacdo in press conference the way in which the Barcelona has traced back the party against the Athletic Club and has ensured that a team that does 13 occasions of goal does not win of casualidad, although it has seen peligrar the triumph after wasting numerous occasions to mark. "The circumstances did not favour us and have replaced us to give the turn to the marker. In addition to the football, have taken out the prowess to trace back", has declared. Martino also has recognised that in some moments have come him to the memory the party in Granada. "I have thought that it was not normal that a team believes so many occasions and do not mark".

The technician barcelonista has gladdened of the triumph especially by Leo Messi, author of the second goal, and that has received critical after the last defeats. "I read it does not speak, so it gives me pleasure that can answer as it does it. He does not defend with the mouth, does it with the football", aimed. On the moment so that it crosses the crack Argentinian, lost in the three defeats of the past week, Martino said that it had not spoken with him, neither fault that did: "it did not have at all that speak with him. Today simply it has found a party where has been able to develop better his game".

Asked after the whistles to Cesc Fàbregas, the Tata has gone out in defence of the player of Arenys of Mar. "Cesc is a footballer that, if has something is that it wants to play always, asks the ball, never hides and does not have fear to risk and to make a mistake . If there is something that characterises it is the courage", has commented on the Barcelona midfield player.

Finally, Martino has justified the have not played the key parties of the season with Pedro and Alexis in the eleven headline, a formula that yes has used against the Athletic. "I think that, in determinate parties, to this team does not suit him play with three forwards, the parties of gone and turn, of attack by attack, and if a more controlled party. With the City and the Real Madrid gave us very good results, with the Madrid even in the third party (the one of the final of Glass), and if it had to go back to play with them would go back to do it of the same way", has concluded.