Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman ruled that he has “no fear” about his “future”, after being questioned again because of the poor image given to Bayern Munich in the 3-0 defeat at the Camp Nou.
“I don’t know if my position is at stake because they haven’t told me anything about this. I have to think about the game because other things are not in my power, “added the Dutch coach in this sense, at the press conference prior to the match against Granada, which for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic could be present for journalists at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper.
Indeed, Koeman was annoyed with some questions from journalists: “There are exaggerated things. It may not be that I have to answer questions before the Bayern game about whether I am going to renew my contract for another year and now you will surely ask me if I am afraid about my future. I think this is not normal.
And he justified once again the difficult sporting moment of the team, staged with the debacle against Bayern, with “the changes” that have taken place, “the people who are injured and the entry of many young people.”
Thus, Koeman had no qualms about comparing Tuesday’s game against the Germans with 2-8 from just over a year ago. «I am more realistic than opportunistic, more than a year ago Barça lost 8-2 against Bayern playing with Messi, Suárez and Griezmann. On the other hand, the other day we ended up playing the game with many young players, “he said.
In addition, he is looking forward to the return of 18-year-old Ansu Fati. “Despite his youth, he has already shown his quality as a player and at the beginning of last season he scored quite a few goals. We have not yet set a date for his return, but it could be in a week (against Levante) or in 10 days (against Benfica) », he revealed.
Asked if Coutinho could start tomorrow Monday against Granada after reappearing against Bayern after nine months without playing, Koeman replied that the Brazilian player “needs more minutes than the 20 the other day”, but pointed out that “he is not yet ready to play. 90 minutes”. EFE (HN)