Ronald Koeman’s ‘bombs’ since he coached FC Bar …

He FC Barcelona He did not hesitate to trust Ronald Koeman as the person in charge of leading the new FC Barcelona project from the bench. The Dutchman liked him for several things: for knowing perfectly the club’s philosophy of play, for having been a legend as a Barça footballer, for his feeling at Barcelona … and for having very clear ideas and expressing them forcefully both in public and in private.

In private, he spoke with several players to inform them that he did not have them – such as Luis Suárez, Ivan Rakitic, Arturo Vidal The Samuel umtiti– and with others to explain their importance in the project, such as Leo Messi, Antoine Griezmann, Philippe Coutinho, Sergio Busquets The Jordi Alba. But in public he was also very clear with each of them.

Ronald Koeman’s arrows

First, it was very clear with Leo Messi when the Argentine began to think about leaving. “I don’t know if I have to convince him to stay,” he commented in his presentation, adding that “of course I want to have him in the team. I would love to work with him because he wins you games. If he gets the same performance as always, I’m very happy that he stay “.

A Luis Suárez also spoke publicly, making it clear that the decision was not his alone. “It seemed that I was the bad guy in the movie and that’s not the case, from the first day I have shown respect for him for the player and for the person he is. He trained to the fullest from day one. I told him I had difficulty playing. , but if he stayed he was one more. They are decisions of the club. The entity, before I arrived, had already planned to do things, “he dropped.

With the signing of Memphis Depay he also made his position clear. “We want him to come to FC Barcelona, ​​he also wants to. […] When you have worked well with a player, you have a click with him and you think that that can also work here, “he said, although he acknowledged that” due to the financial situation of the club, especially due to the control of the federation, it is evident that a player he must go before another can come. “

He also spoke about Ousmane Dembélé, to whom he made it clear that he starts at a disadvantage compared to other colleagues: “We have a lot of competition at the top, we have a lot of quality. He can play for both sides. We have a lot of players. Ansu Fati is ahead of Dembélé. If a player is unhappy, let him talk to me. I want happy footballers. If a player doesn’t want to be here. Tell me. He hasn’t told me anything. I’m going to count on him and nothing else. “

Further, He admitted to having recommended Riqui Puig to go on loan. “It is not true that I do not count on him. I spoke with him yesterday. I speak with young people, who cannot be without playing. I have told him that it is difficult for him and that there is a lot of competition. But nothing more. I have told him that he has a future. here, but it depends on the player. I would recommend him to go on loan. At 20, young people must play. They cannot be unemployed for a while, “he explained.

After the match against Sevilla, he did not hesitate to point out Antoine Griezmann and Frenkie de Jong to demand more of them. “For his quality, Griezmann had to have scored one of the two he had,” he said about the Frenchman, while about his compatriot, Ronald Koeman regretted that “he has lost too many balls, he has not been fine like other teammates.”

This was the official presentation of Koeman