In January, Quique Setién took the Barcelona leader when he replaced Valverde. In June, when the League resumed, the Blaugrana team was also first. However, the only team that can proclaim champion this Thursday is Real Madrid, which takes four points from Barça. Setién does not believe that this situation points directly to him. “I am one more part. I take my share of responsibility but not all. Nor do I feel that I have done things so badly for having tied three games. The difficult thing is to win everything as Madrid has done ”, he defended himself.
Contrary to what Luis Suárez said, the Cantabrian coach believes that if the title is white, it is not because of the failures of his team but because of Madrid’s failures. “The League is not lost yet because anything can happen but it is difficult. He has to lose and tie a team that has won everything. Therein lies its merit. It is not our demerit. They have won 9 games and have done things well, “praised the final stretch of the leader.
Responsible?
I am one more part. Nor do I feel that I have done things so badly for having tied three games ”
Setién did not want to enter whether or not Madrid has been better than them. “I will not assess how Madrid is. It has cost us a little more. We have lacked continuity and play some games, like the last one, with more calm ”. Still, despite the need for a carom, Setién believes that Barcelona should beat Osasuna in case Villarreal scores in Valdebebas. “We will continue fighting until the end because anything can happen,” he prescribed.
Regarding his future on the Camp Nou bench, the Santander coach revealed that he is commenting and giving his insights in the planning for next season. “Of course I see myself here, naturally. I have already experienced this before and what I would like is for the work to be valued, whether it has been good or not, and not only the results, ”he asked.
Her future
“Of course I see myself here, naturally. You have to value the work, if it has been good or not, and not only the results ”
The Barça coach tried to deny that the squad is physically wrong. “I said that the team was tired and lacked freshness in the last game. You have deduced that the equipment is exhausted. It is true that others have rotated more. It is also true that one of the players with the most energy has lost 7 games ”, regretted the loss of Frenkie de Jong, who will finally reappear against Osasuna.
Although he did acknowledge that there are players, like Messi, who should have rested more but he has not been able to rotate due to the demands of the matches and the adjusted scores. “Many players need to rest because everyone is losing clarity and that spark.” Of course, Setién defends the captain, who has only scored one play goal in these nine post-pandemic games. “I see him well. It is true that perhaps you are not keeping some records from other years. We all know who Messi is. If it is not with goals, it influences with assists. He is a spectacular player ”.
A goal in post-pandemic play
Perhaps you are not keeping some records from other years. But if it is not with goals, Leo influences with assists ”
