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Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman said he does not agree with what has been published about the difficulty of former coach Quique Setien in dealing with Lionel Messi, the star and captain of the Blaugrana, noting that each coach is different from the other. And that at the press conference before facing Dynamo Kiev.
“For me, Lionel Messi is the best in the world, and every day I see his ambition and his winning personality, he speaks for himself,” Coman said.
He continued: “He is not a difficult player to train, he is a captain and every week I talk to him about things on the pitch and in the dressing room. We have a good relationship.”
“Each coach is different, but I don’t agree with what is said about Messi, but I respect him and respect what he said.”
Radio “Cadena Ser” in its Catalan version, published a report revealing the exchange of words between Setién and Messi in the last weeks of the coach with Barcelona, inside the dressing room.
The incident is related to Celta de Vigo’s match on June 27 in the Spanish League, which ended in a 2-2 draw, and the league title was practically lost. (See full details of the incident)
Coman spoke about the lack of a striker from his team to make up for Luis Suárez’s departure to Atlético de Madrid, saying: “Everyone knows my position on this. I said it several times. Our team lacks the number 9 striker.”
“But above all, we have to assess the economic situation of the club in January. I cannot force him to include a player. I came to the club knowing the economic situation, and if it is not available, we will work with what we have, that is.”
Barcelona tried to include Lyon forward Memphis Depay during last summer’s market, but the club’s lack of adequate financial resources prevented the deal from being completed.
Coman went on to speak about the level of his team, saying: “I get a lot of comments that people are happy with what we have offered since the beginning of the season, the theme is scoring goals. We are a team that created the most Goal chances in the game, every 5.5 times we score a goal, we are not happy with this number. “
And he added: “There is quality and the players must develop in that sense.”
“The panorama that we show with the changes and opportunities for young people is positive. We know that we must win more games in the League,” he added.
Barcelona are preparing to face Dynamo Kiev in the third round of the Champions League on Wednesday night.
