Sergi: «We can only make ourselves respected by winning»

Gerard Piqué, suffering from a muscle injury, and Kun Agüero, who is still awaiting coronary tests after suffering an arrhythmia in last Saturday’s game against Alavés, are not there, but good news for Barça on the eve of the match against Dynamo Kiev. The French Ousmane Dembélé received medical discharge and entered the list of summoned to travel to Ukraine, so he could make his debut this season, and in addition Ansu Fati, Frenkie de Jong and Ronald Araujo are also recovered from their respective physical problems and also and available for Sergi Barjuán.

“The fact of recovering players is important for the competition, it is a motivation for everyone. For the group it is good and we have to take advantage of the fact that they bring us everything they have in their boots to give us joy. Dembélé has been away from the pitch for a long time and it is appreciated that he wants to be there to help the team, “Sergi explained this Monday.

He also threw a cape on Coutinho, whistled by the fans and light years from his best level. «I have spoken with everyone and also with Coutinho. I told him that the Camp Nou had also whistled me. The only way to make yourself strong is to be yourself and that is what I asked of him. When you have more difficulties and want to do your role alone, it is more complicated. If you have more help it will be important. We hope to find Liverpool’s Coutinho again, “said Barjuan before reporting that yesterday he spoke with Agüero through messages and the Argentine is calm.

Difficult ballot in Kiev for the Catalan coach in his second game as interim coach of Barça, waiting for the problems to be resolved to free Xavi Hernández from his contract with Qatari Al-Sadd. This is the most important commitment so far this year, since the Barça team is obliged to win in Kiev to continue with options to reach the eighth of the Champions League.

«Barça has the obligation to always win and in weak moments like now, the only way to make us respect ourselves is by winning. Tomorrow we have an ideal scenario. A victory would give us a lot of joy and would change the way of seeing it of the culés », highlighted Barjuan. Sergi is not scared by the situation, quite the opposite: “It is a pride to be here and represent the club at this time,” he stressed. «The culés have to be stronger in the face of adversity. The team is able to reverse this moment.

The idea is clear but he has barely had time to work tactically with the team. “I have little time to live with them and the obligation is to make the most of all of them.” I have three trainings and almost without demand. When you come from Wednesday to Saturday it is difficult to demand a lot in the sessions. I try to be a close coach and seek the best for the team, “he confessed. He assumes that in times of difficulty it is difficult to find a smile in the dressing room, but he sent an optimistic message: »It is true that Barça players have a lot of talent and they have to exploit it in every game. We want to find our style, our model. We want to be protagonists and be a team. All this leads to joy «.