Ronald Koeman trusts that he will continue under the command of Barcelona
"The president has made his decision clear, I feel supported by him"
Once the match was over and during the post-match press conference, Ronald Koeman has shown himself with all the necessary capacity to turn around all the criticism that he and the club are receiving, especially after the public ratification of Joan Laporta before of commitment.
“It is never too late for something, it is very important to make clear what you want. With me as a coach or without me, you cannot work if there is no clarity in this regard”, were some words of the Dutch coach.
Questions about the conversation between him and the president of the club did not take long, to which Koeman admitted the following: “It was good because it had been said that there was no clarity in this regard.
Yesterday we spoke on the phone and this morning we continued talking, the topic of the club, the team, me was touched upon. I have asked the club to make my situation clear.
It is important that the dressing room know what there is, the president has made his situation clear. "
Koeman takes responsibility and knows that Barça is made to win
Despite all this, Ronald Koeman knows what Barcelona means and that it is a team that must be there to win every game, so he knows that it is a pressure that always exists.
In keeping with that, I again mention that you feel supported and with good expectations. "I am confident, but I know that I depend a lot on the results like any other coach, I don't know what credit I have, after the break for the FIFA date there are three home games." I express the technician culé.
The Dutch coach will have two weeks of rest where he can regain his confidence and plan very well the games that come to him against Valencia, Dinamo Kiev and Real Madrid.
"It was a risk to place Alba. Let's hope that when we return Ansu will be better physically and hopefully Agüero, Dembéle are closer to returning" Koeman added.
Likewise, the Dutchman once again emphasized the importance of recovering troops. “I gave my version to Laporta. I have the necessary confidence and the desire to improve”.
We know that we are lacking, especially in attack, that they are different players, we are playing with people at the top who are midfielders. We need to make a game more similar to our style, but it has not been possible, we must try to get the most out of the players that are available”.
As a summary of what the game was,, Koeman acknowledged that the match was lost in the areas, “It is not possible to leave so much space when you lose a ball. It was something that was talked about before the game, in the midfield it is necessary to follow the marking all the time, Nico does not follow Lemar, and we missed another in the middle. Now you can understand why they have played with three centrals.”, Said the Dutchman.
"It is very difficult to accept, but with 1-0, Atlético could already play their game and it was very difficult to create goal opportunities, they defend very well and it is something that must be valued and mentioned." Coach Ronald Koeman sentenced during the conference.
