The Barcelona stars ‘are involved in a furious raid with coach Quique Setien after the fire after Celta Vigo’s draw’ with the players ‘unhappy about the decision to bring Antoine Griezmann and Arthur Melo’
- Barcelona suffered a painful 2-2 draw with Celta Vigo on Saturday afternoon
- The result allowed Real Madrid to reach the top of the League with only six games to play.
- The players of the Catalan team faced coach Quique Setien after the match.
- The players complained about the Barcelona coach’s tactical decision.
The Barcelona players were involved in a raid in the locker room with fire manager Quique Setien after their 2-2 draw with Celta Vigo on Saturday.
The Catalan club twice surrendered to Celta, threatened by relegation, allowing Real Madrid to jump to the top of the La Liga table after beating Espanyol on Sunday night.
Uruguayan forward Luis Suárez, who scored twice in the disappointing draw, told reporters after the game that the club’s coaches were to blame for Barcelona’s poor visitor form, which has seen them only two wins from their last six games on the road.
The Barcelona players participated in a locker room raid after a 2-2 draw with Celta de Vigo
The players expressed their disapproval at the tactical decisions of coach Quique Setien in the game.
But, according to Spanish news outlet Marca, the frustration spread to the locker room, and some Barcelona staff members criticized Setien’s tactical decisions throughout the match.
The gaming staff’s most notable area of complaint was Setien’s decision to hire Antoine Griezmann for the two-goal hero Suarez with just under ten minutes to play.
In addition, Setien brought the promising young Riqui Puig to Arthur Melo, bound for Juventus, with four minutes to go, further infuriating some of Barcelona’s players.
Marca reports that this is not the first time that Barcelona players have confronted Setien on matters related to tactical decisions, leading to an increasing lack of harmony between the coach and the team.
Reports state that there is a clear lack of harmony between the players and the club’s coach.
One of the complaints was the choice to present Antoine Griezmann (right) by Luis Suárez
Barcelona took a lead in the first half through Suarez’s 20-minute attack, but came back five minutes after the break through a draw by Russian Fyodor Smolov.
Suarez restored the Catalan team’s lead just over 15 minutes later with a clever turn and finish, but a free-kick leveler by former Liverpool player Iago Aspas in the 88th minute meant the points were shared.
After the game, Suarez was quick to point the finger at those responsible for giving the two tracks away.
Suarez (forward) had given Barcelona twice the advantage against Celta Vigo on Saturday afternoon
But a late leveler by Iago Aspas (right) earned Celta a draw and knocked Barça out of first place.
When asked why Barcelona had lost points again away from home, he said: “I think that is why the coaches are there, to analyze those situations.” We are there to give the best in the field.
“Away from home, we are dropping important points that we did not use to drop in other seasons.”
One of the reasons Setien’s predecessor Ernesto Valverde was fired in January was due to poor form and the inability to keep clean sheets on the road.
Meanwhile, a strike in Casemiro’s first half saw Real Madrid replace Barcelona at the top of the Spanish top flight with six games to play.
Barcelona will host Atlético Madrid at the Camp Nou next, as they seek to make up for the two-point gap between them and their fierce rival Real.
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