The Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman He said his team is “not there to win much” in the press conference prior to the match against Athletic Bilbao.
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“You have to be realistic and know where we come from, the changes we have made and the young players out there,” added the Dutch coach in this regard. In addition, he said that “the League is complicated by the difference in points from the Atlético de Madrid and in the Champions League there is no favorite to win the match. “
Asked about the report from the technical secretariat unveiled by TV3, which recommends signing the exchangel Manchester City Eric Garcia and ask them Samuel Umtiti and Óscar Mingueza Be prepared for high-level engagements, Koeman replied that he doesn’t “look much” at the press and is “interested in games”.
But at the urging of journalists, he explained that “it is always important to have someone at the club who works to improve the squad in January or next year.”
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For example, he said that he did not bother him “because it is a job that the club should do and the players should not be angry because they participate a lot in the games.”
On Umtiti He explained that “he has been eliminated due to an injury, he has recovered well and is counted on”. And with regard to Mingueza, who “plays a lot of games since leaving the subsidiary”.
Koeman also admitted to having spoken to the coach of the Manchester City Pep Guardiola, but “to congratulate you on your 50th birthday, not to talk about Eric Garcia.”
The Dutch coach explained that “if it is not possible for (the player) to come in January” he accepts and moves “forward”.
The big news on the list every Athletic Bilbao It could be Sergi Roberto, who had been injured since late November. “It has a chance on the list,” admitted Koeman.
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The Barcelona coach said that “in the two games played against him recently Athletic BilbaoHis team had “many chances of winning” (in fact they won 2-3 in the league) and they know that the Bilbao team “is physically strong and gets a lot of performance from set pieces. “
EFE