“I ask for all the support of the president for Xavi, I didn’t have it”

After presenting the tournament, Koeman reviewed his career at Barça and Barça news. “Barça’s current situation is the same as mine. Changing coach doesn’t always mean improving. I don’t want this to be interpreted as a criticism of Xavi. All I’m asking is for the club to support Xavi.” , said the Dutchman. “I did not have the full support of the president [en relació a Joan Laporta] that he has learned from this and Xavi, who is a legend and a very good coach, from home, has all the support. He is not to blame for Barça’s situation, which is also sad for me. “Koeman regretted that Laporta did not defend him in front of the press when he ratified him internally: complicated “.

“Xavi has improved with a few things. He has signed three strikers. But I don’t like to compare my stage with his. They have lost the last matches at home because this is the club’s situation. It was necessary and calm, time for “Coach can do his job,” Koeman said, arguing that when he was sacked the team was twelve points (although Koeman said “eight”) from Real Madrid and is now at 15. The Dutchman also He complained about the departure of Messi and Griezmann and the difficulties the team had in signing: “We were without Messi, the best in the world, and without Griezmann on the last day of the market. to criticize a lot for signing Luuk de Jong, a specialist who is giving points to Barça “. The coach defended his time at Barça, in which he recalled that he had to overcome several difficulties: “I don’t feel like a coach who has failed. We made a great comeback in the league and we lost against Granada. winning the Cup and winning something is not a failure “, he said in reference to his first season.

Lastly, the Dutchman also spoke of his compatriot Frenkie de Jong, whose continuity at Barça is being questioned: “I don’t think the club wants to sell him. And he has been with Barça since he was a child, he wants to win titles with Barça. and hopefully so. ” Koeman, who has stated that although he does not have the support of the president, he believes that he had the support of the dressing room, he wanted to end by saying that when he is the coach of the Netherlands (from January) it will be time to return to the Camp Nou. first time since it was replaced. And regarding his tournament, he said that Laporta is a guest and that he would have no problem taking a picture together. What do you regret most about your time at Barça? “I couldn’t have been there any longer. I’m from Barça and it was a dream to be able to coach this club.”