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Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman attributed his team’s suffering at corner kicks to the short stature of his players.
Barcelona stumbled again and settled for a 2-2 draw at home to Valencia at the Camp Nou stadium on matchday 14 of the Spanish league.
“We did the hardest part, which was coming back and scoring two goals, but we lost concentration after that. We lost a lot of points in a wide area and we didn’t control the game on defense,” Koeman said after the game.
He continued, “Valencia defended well and with a large number of players. It is true that we did not have many opportunities and we did not have the ability to continue with our attacks. On the other hand, Valencia threatened us badly and created a position of one for us. against one in many of his attacks. “
He commented on Ronald Araujo’s first goal for Barcelona: “It is important that the defender also scores. Araujo did well and played well, but his goal did not help us score three points.”
He continued: “We were not well during the game and we lost control. The team suffered many suspicions, this is what happened.”
He explained: “With the youth of many players, it is natural that we do not enjoy continuity. They need time to mature.”
He justified not starting with Frenkie de Jong and pushing him at half-time: “De Jong suffered discomfort in training on Friday and was not ready to play the 90 minutes. We pushed him through the media because we were looking for a change in style, not because Busquets was bad. “.
Barcelona have conceded 4 corner kicks in the league this season, the most recent of which was from Mukhtar Diakaby.
Coman commented: “Valencia have very tall players in free throws, while we are shorter in stature and suffer in set pieces, but of course they cannot be left unattended and must be harassed.”
When asked about the status of his team in the title competition, he added: “We have not yet lost the Spanish League, many points separate us from the leadership, but there are still many games to play. The situation could change in two months , we have to fight and try to score points. “
Mokhtar DiCapi advanced to Valencia, then Leo Messi tied for Barcelona, and Ronald Araujo added the second goal for the owners of the field, before Maxi Gomes tied for the bat.
Raise Barcelona’s score to 21 points in fifth place out of 13 games, one point behind Villarreal, who have played the same number of games so far.
Valencia raised their score to 15 points in 12th place out of 14 games, 4 points behind relegation positions.
Barcelona’s winning streak in La Liga ended in two games, after beating Valladolid and Real Sociedad last week.
For their part, Valencia have only won once in their last 10 games, at the expense of Real Madrid by four.
