‘It never crossed my mind that this is my last match’: Barcelona coach Quique Setien insists he didn’t consider his future if he were to lose to Napoli in the Champions League
- Barcelona manager Quique Setien is not afraid of losing his job this weekend
- Former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino is waiting to take control of Barcelona
- Pochettino was probed for work in Barca in January and is out of work
- Setien has failed to win the championship or the Copa Del Rey and this is his last chance
- Barcelona will face Napoli on Saturday in the return leg of the Champions League round of 16
Barcelona coach Quique Setien is not afraid of losing his job if his team were to be eliminated by Napoli in the Champions League.
Former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is in the process of replacing Barcelona if the club decides to replace Setien this summer.
Pochettino was probed for Barca’s job in January when president Josep Bartomeu fired Ernesto Valverde.
Barcelona coach Quique Setien is not afraid of losing his job if he loses to Napoli
In the end it was Setien who got the job, but despite taking over when Barcelona were in the lead he failed to win La Liga or Copa Del Rey and if he doesn’t deliver the Champions League he will be replaced.
But the former Real Betis coach is not worried about his future.
“The reality is that it never crossed my mind that this is my last game,” he told reporters.
‘We have thoroughly prepared the game. We will face everything in Portugal with the same energy. ‘
‘We have improved a lot of things. We lacked continuity in doing those things we know how to do well.
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‘This is a process that is always present. You don’t always face the same rivals, everything varies. We can see in some circumstances that sometimes things are not done well.
‘The identity has not been lost. We have all heard about Barca’s DNA and the club’s philosophy, another thing is the nuances of each coach.
‘Since we arrived we have tried to recover certain things that we understand that Barca represent. We have achieved many things. We are happy with some aspects of the game, others are hurting us. We keep trying to improve every day. ‘
The Catalan giants face the Italian team at the Camp Nou with an aggregate score at 1-1 in the round of 16 of the Champions League.
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