He started the evening by taking selfies with Eder Sarabia and ended it, when Philippe Coutinho had already rounded out the historic defeat, surrendered on the bench. Everything indicates that Quique Setién wrote in Lisbon his last chapter as Barça coach. This was hinted at by the Barça president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, in the interview he gave to apologize to the fans and announce decisions for the coming days. And it seems that the Cantabrian coach is willing to start everything despite having a contract in force: “I am aware of what a defeat like this can mean. We need to analyze all of this from a broader perspective. I know that the credibility of a coach decreases after such a defeat “. Setión, Valverde’s replacement in January, lost the league in June to a low Madrid and yesterday was portrayed in the worst European defeat in Barça history, a painful end to the club’s first blank season in 12 years. . Neither the results nor his contribution will help him retain the position.
A few minutes before Setión appeared with a poker face in the press room, Gerard Piqué, with more ancestry than the coach and more experience in the environment, was in charge of assessing the defeat from the grass of the stage. The Catalan center-back had no hair on his tongue: “It’s a shame. We can’t compete like that. It’s not the first time, nor the second, nor the third that happens. It’s very hard, I hope it serves. Now we need to think. The club needs changes, and I’m not talking about the players or the coach.
The third Catalan captain pointed to the board, but he also had no problem making himself available to the club: “Now we have hit rock bottom. We need to reflect and decide what is best for the club. I offer to leave the team if a regeneration is necessary “. Questioned by such forceful words, Setien had to nod. “Piqué has been at Barça all his life. His reflection makes some sense, although I am not the best person to talk about it. Defeat hurts a lot and Barcelona must regain its identity. Gerard’s words indicate something “, said the Barça coach. Even he, who has been in direct contact with the club for a few months, dares to say that there is an identity problem.
Messi is “fed up” with it, according to Cope
Piqué was the captain who spoke after the defeat against Bayern. But in the coming days, beyond the decisions announced by Bartomeu, you will feel how key figures of the team, such as Leo Messi, breathe. According to Cadena Cope, the Argentine told from around Lisbon that he is “fed up” with the situation at the club. Messi ends his contract next year and it is not clear if he should renew it.
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