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Ronald Koeman has appeared before the press to analyze Barcelona’s next duel, which will measure him at Dynamo Kiev in the third phase of the Champions League after a bad league streak that has led him to add only two points from the last twelve played. The coach wanted to unlink the results of the game and assured that «I get comments that people are happy, not by the two points of the League. It’s more of a markup issue. We are the team that creates the most chances per game. The image that we are showing is positive and we are going to continue on this path although we know that in the League we have to win more games ». Precisely, that lack of goal that the team accuses is one of the reasons why the Dutchman acknowledged that «I have always said that to us we lack a pure striker, but we have to wait until January, to see how the club is and if it is not possible, it is not ».
A good part of the press conference revolved around the messi status, who has only scored three goals this season, all of them from penalties, and, above all, from the words of Quique Setién, who this past week recognized that the Argentine was one of the difficult players to manage and did not see himself with power to replace it. Koeman disagreed with the Cantabrian. «I respect all opinions. For me Leo is the best player in the world, I am seeing your ambition and winning character. I have no difficulties carrying. He’s the captain and I talk to him every week. I see things differently from Setién and I don’t agree ». I even rule out confirming the presence of Rosario in the eleven against Dinamo. “We’ll see what team comes out tomorrow,” he limited himself to answering when asked if there was any chances of giving you rest.
Koeman also addressed other issues, such as the criticism the team is receiving and his future as head of the team. «My future at Barcelona is not the most important thing. You have to live day by day and try to win the games. We ask for tranquility, time because we are changing many things. In La Liga we have been good, but we have not had good results. I have no influence on the rest. I’ll do my best to stay a long time, “he said. He added: «What I like most about the team is that it works, we have changed the intensity, the team is engaged, open to listen and improve. I like the attitude. What I don’t like … is a harsh word. I would say that we can improve by playing well and getting more performance. We create clear opportunities ».
The Dutchman referred to coronavirus. Dinamo arrives with only 13 players from the first team due to the pandemic. «The covid issue is not easy. At Dinamo there are many players and that influences their quality, but also there were casualties in Shakhtar and they won against Madrid. You have to respect the contrary. And he concluded: «We know that Dinamo has problems due to covid. They did a test this morning, we have to wait for the results this afternoon. I don’t know the UEFA rules. We have to prepare the game and hopefully we can play it ».
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