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FC Barcelona – La Liga Open to a number of questions
ROnald Koeman has reflected on his first six months at the Barcelona hotseat and what it means to train the Catalan club.
It opened up as she reflected on the health issue she suffered in May and how that has changed her outlook on life.
“When things like this happen, or when people close to you get sick, life changes,” he admitted in an interview with Barcelonaofficial media.
“In my case I had a little stroke and it makes you think things differently.
“Maybe driving Barcelona became a now or never case.
“I have been training for several years now and I do not want to continue training football when I am 70 years old. This was the right time.”
The Dutchman also had coronavirus and shared his experiences recovering from it.
“I really suffered in the sense that I was really bad,” he said.
“I was very tired and had a fever. It was worse at night, but I didn’t get very sick.”
“However, I felt really bad, especially from being tired.”
Moving on to talking about football, Koeman asked about Lionel messiThe start of the 2020/21 season and the topic of rotation.
“If he is fit and good enough then he will play, but of course he is older than before, although he is a player who still wants to be in games and above all win them,” said the coach about the Argentine.
“He trains hard every day. He’s very committed.
“As a coach I like to talk to my players and I also talk to him about this and other things because he is also the captain of the team.
“There are staff issues, rules, and we talk about a lot of things, not just the way we play.
“That is part of the day to day of a coach, you need to be in communication with your players.”
Ansu fati and Pedri were also discussed and Koeman He explained that he loves to see young players appear.
“It’s always good to talk about young people,” he said.
“What Ansu fati and Pedri I have done it with only 17 or 18 years in a team as big as Barcelona it is something very big.
“Pedri has come from The palms very young and already plays against teams like Real Madrid and Juventus, doing it fantastically.
“It is important that a club has young people and that they have opportunities.
“You need to change the team little by little. You still need the older players, but they won’t be around forever and you need to plan the changes in due time, calmly.
“Pedri he has earned his place in the games for his work in training. He has shown me how good a player he is and that he is capable of playing in a team like Barcelona. “
Finally, Koeman outlined his goals for the season.
“In a club like Barcelona, you have to win things and I think our ultimate goal is to win games and trophies, “he said.
“You don’t get prizes for finishing fourth, you have to be the first. That is the mentality that this team must have, we cannot settle for less.
“We know that this is a season with many changes, the club is in a difficult economic situation, with problems with the salaries of the players.
“This is a very delicate situation for football clubs due to COVID-19.
“But, Barcelona We are still a team that needs to win, with the awareness that changes have to be made, but still aiming at the highest level and making the highest demands.
“That’s been the mindset here and it always has to be the mindset.”
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