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The FC Barcelona coach came to the crossroads in the face of criticism for the defensive attitude of his team in the final stretch of the 0-1 victory against Levante MESSI I RAISED FC BARCELONA THE LEAGUE RONALD KOEMAN m FC Barcelona suffered, won and stopped a streak of four games away from home without scoring three points. He also had 64% of the ball position and accumulated 24 shots, 13 of them towards the goal . What raised the most dust, however, were the final minutes in which he had to defend the result tooth and nail. “We had a lot of the ball, especially in the second half, but the opponent always risks a little more at the end, so with such a short result of 1-0 I think we have to defend, especially because of their reaction of putting more people up front, I preferred to change to put one more defender. These are things that I have to do above all to win a game, I don't care how, you have to win it.
There is a stretch in the game in which you also have to defend, if you don't understand this it is better to leave it like that," said the strategist. Ronald Koeman at the press conference after Sunday's match against Levante. With Sergio Busquets, Philippe Countinho and Brazil Mobile Number List Martin Braithwaite in the starting eleven, the Barça team improved, a lot, compared to their last Champions League match (0-3 against Juventus). He had the ball, but with better ideas and greater verticality. He generated 13 corner kicks and searched for the opposite goal with intensity. “I think the team has worked well, of course I have seen parts in the first half in which I think we need to be more convinced ourselves, to have a little more confidence in the game, but I think we have improved a lot in the second half, we had many opportunities, many shots on goal and once again the opposing goalkeeper was the figure of the match.
I think we have to improve this aspect of the definition, but I can't have a single complaint about the attitude of the players in this match," said the Dutch strategist. With the victory, Barça is eighth in LaLiga with 17 points. It is far from the top but two points away from the UEFA zone and five from the Champions League. Their next rivals will be: Real Sociedad, Valencia, Valladolid and Eibar in a key and decisive closing of 2021 in achieving points and improving their game. There will be time to think about PSG, its rival in the round of 16 of the Champions League, for now the idea is to aim for a streak that will allow it to lift its head and gain confidence. “The most important thing is to win the game because due to our situation in the League we need to close the gap. The feeling I have is that we have worked hard to win the game and we deserved to win it because of our play, for generating opportunities and for Leo's goal scored,” Koeman concluded.
There is a stretch in the game in which you also have to defend, if you don't understand this it is better to leave it like that," said the strategist. Ronald Koeman at the press conference after Sunday's match against Levante. With Sergio Busquets, Philippe Countinho and Brazil Mobile Number List Martin Braithwaite in the starting eleven, the Barça team improved, a lot, compared to their last Champions League match (0-3 against Juventus). He had the ball, but with better ideas and greater verticality. He generated 13 corner kicks and searched for the opposite goal with intensity. “I think the team has worked well, of course I have seen parts in the first half in which I think we need to be more convinced ourselves, to have a little more confidence in the game, but I think we have improved a lot in the second half, we had many opportunities, many shots on goal and once again the opposing goalkeeper was the figure of the match.
I think we have to improve this aspect of the definition, but I can't have a single complaint about the attitude of the players in this match," said the Dutch strategist. With the victory, Barça is eighth in LaLiga with 17 points. It is far from the top but two points away from the UEFA zone and five from the Champions League. Their next rivals will be: Real Sociedad, Valencia, Valladolid and Eibar in a key and decisive closing of 2021 in achieving points and improving their game. There will be time to think about PSG, its rival in the round of 16 of the Champions League, for now the idea is to aim for a streak that will allow it to lift its head and gain confidence. “The most important thing is to win the game because due to our situation in the League we need to close the gap. The feeling I have is that we have worked hard to win the game and we deserved to win it because of our play, for generating opportunities and for Leo's goal scored,” Koeman concluded.
