Ronald Koeman is probably one of the worst coaches in the history of Barcelona. He managed to bring the club to probably the worst season ever, but then Xavi jumped in!
The football players from “Camp Nou” managed to get back on the winning track with the arrival of the club legend as a coach.
Before the arrival of Xavi, the Dutchman recorded results below any average. As he himself says, his dismissal was a relief, and he blames Joan Laporta for his failures, as well as the departure of the Messi.
- It was actually a relief when I got fired. Well they took the Messi from me, it was a very hard blow. In addition, President Laporta made a mistake. You can doubt your coach, but don’t say it publicly. I had a really difficult term. When I came, there was no president at all, and then Laporta came who doubts me – said Koeman.
Many resented him for giving up on Barca’s famous “tiki-taka”.
- I am always for dominant football. If you play with three stoppers and five in defense, you can’t say it’s defensive football. Well, we played the best games in that system in the last few years. The best example is the King’s Cup final against Athletic Bilbao. Barcelona lives in the past with a 4-3-3 formation and that “tiki-taka”. Football has become faster, more physically demanding. You can’t live in the past – the former Barcelona coach added.
On this occasion, he also touched on the potential arrival of Robert Lewandowski in the ranks of the Catalans.
- Lewandowski is a fantastic player, a scorer, but in those years. I doubt that 50, 60 million euros should be set aside for him. He may be two good years old, but I would not bring him – Koeman concluded.
