Barcelona assistant coach reveals Ronald Koeman’s philosophy

Ronald Koeman’s philosophy for Barcelona has been revealed by his assistant.

Ronald Koeman was selected as Barcelona’s new manager after the embarrassing night in Libson, where they lost 8-2 at the hands of Bayern Munich. The former Barcelona player was mostly chosen as the club’s last manager due to his affiliation with the club and years of coaching experience. The Dutch manager had previously managed big clubs like Ajax, Valencia and Everton. He was even the head coach of the Netherlands team before accepting the offer from the Catalan team.

There is no doubt that Koeman is a very talented coach with clear footballing philosophies. According to the second coach, Alfred Schreuder, the coach expects players to play as they did in the era of Xavi, Andrés Iniesta and Lionel Messi. High pressure football while holding most of the position will be his new style. The ideology is quite similar to that used by Pep Guardiola during his time at the club. Fast attack football, always keeping the ball moving through a series of small passes, was the way Barcelona’s midfield conquered the world.

Now it seems that Koeman is keen to bring back that football brand, with which most people can associate Barça. After the years after the Guardiola era, the Spanish team changed a lot, but their attack from Messi, Neymar and Luis Suárez was still considered deadly and therefore even if they no longer played very attractive football, they always managed to get results in a match. compelling fashion. However, their forms changed as the club’s players grew and younger talents did not receive adequate attention. The club went from playing direct attacking football to a less attractive counterattack style.

However, all that could change according to the assistant coach. Schreuder said players will need time to adjust to the new style of play, as it will be very physically demanding. Players must put all their effort during the ninety minutes to keep the pace high and therefore he suggested that the teams be changed regularly. Things are looking very exciting at the Camp Nou and we have to wait and see if the new manager can finally turn things around for one of the most prestigious clubs in Europe.

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