At the matchday press conference before the home game against Real Valladolid, Ronald Koeman spoke about the upcoming opponent, the rumors about Erling Haaland and his talks with Joan Laporta about the squad planning for the summer.
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At the press conference before the matchday 29 in La Liga between Barcelona and Real Valladolid (Monday, 9 p.m., live im Barçawelt-Liveticker) Ronald Koeman answered journalists’ questions:
Ronald Koeman …
… about the game against Real Valladolid: “They have a few missed events due to Corona and injuries. But we can’t believe that it will be easy against them because of that. We expect a tough game. The players are in a good mood [von den Nationalmannschaften] returned. We have a home game that we have to win. It all depends on us performing with good energy and rhythm, and not losing any balls. “
… about the four yellow cards from Lionel Messi and Frenkie de Jong: “We know that both of them are one card away from missing a game. But this is not the time to spare a player, we only have ten game days. There is a residual risk, but the players have to bear in mind that they are one Card are removed from a ban. We take it from game to game, we put together the team I think is the best to tackle tomorrow’s game. “
… about the rumors about Erling Haaland and whether Barça can get an expensive star in the summer: “We used the break to meet with the president and his staff to talk about the summer and the squad planning. But I’m not going to talk about players who are not playing for us. I don’t know if it will be possible is going to sign an expensive star. We talked about the future of the team and how we can improve it. We talked to the board, but the president has the last word, he knows if that will be possible. I am not involved in the financial situation of the club. “
… about Lionel Messi’s possible contract extension: “Of course that would be extremely important for the club. We are trying our best to keep Leo. But what happens next season is not important at the moment. We are concentrating on tomorrow’s game. Things that affect the future are up to the President for us of his employees. “
… about how Joan Laporta trusted him internally: “Yes you [der Vorstand] are content. After all the things we’ve changed, in November you couldn’t have expected us to play for all the titles and fight for La Liga and be one game away from winning the Copa del Rey. We know we have to keep working and win games. As the president said, the trust is there and both the coach and the players have to repay the trust. “
… about the fitness of Gerard Piqué and Sergi Roberto: “You train with the team. Those are decisions that we will make tomorrow [bzgl. dessen ob sie im Kader stehen werden]. We’re not going to take any chances, not just with Clásico, but with all games in mind. ”
… about Alex Collado, who has just extended his contract with FC Barcelona: “These are internal things. This is a topic for next season. You [die Barça-B-Akteure] play playoff games and that’s what they need to focus on. That’s why Ilaix played yesterday. Collado is an interesting player and we’re talking to see what is best for these players to develop. “
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