Barcelona employer Quique Setien said he is “hopeful” of assisting Barcelona in next months Champions League however he “does not understand” if he will continue in charge by then.
Barca captain Lionel Messis criticism of his group, branding them “irregular” and “weak” while mentioning the need to “change a lot” following Thursdays 2-1 house defeat to Osasuna, an outcome that permitted Real Madrid to clinch their 34th league crown with a video game to extra, looked to be directed at Setien.
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The Catalan giants might still avoid a very first trophyless season given that 2007-08 with success in the Champions League when the competitors resumes next month.
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Asked if he believes he will be training Barca in the Champions League round-of-16 return leg versus Napoli on Aug. 8, Setien told reporters: “I hope so but I dont know. I agree with him [Messi] with respect to a couple of things. “We have to be self-critical. I feel capable [of turning things around] The self-criticism has to be brought out by everybody.
” We will have time to rest and the team will arrive fresh to deal with the competitors with optimism. Im sure we will be a various group. We will face this competition [Champions League] with the optimum warranties.”
Setien, 61, is connected to Barca till June 2022, with a get-out clause in 2021 if the club does not desire him to continue. He accepted duty for Thursdays surprise loss.
” I am the coach and the one who is accountable [for the defeat],” he stated. “But we took 10 corner kicks and had we scored among them, we would not have lost the video game.
” We need to be requiring and there are things to enhance. Many things are going to be hard, including the Champions League, however we have actually enhanced on many other things.”
Genuine Madrid won 10 straight league video games, consisting of Thursdays 2-1 success over Villarreal, en route to clinching the title, while Barca dropped 9 points after La Liga re-started in mid-June following the coronavirus pandemic.
” You cant burn whatever, weve done some good ideas,” Setien stated. “It was simply not to be and this becomes part of sport.”
Setiens consultation in January list below Ernesto Valverdes sacking, had actually currently taken fans by surprise considering the Spaniards greatest accomplishment was to assist Betis to a sixth-place surface in the 2017-18 campaign.
Barcelona president Jose Maria Bartomeu handed Setien a vote of self-confidence previously today and stated he expected the coach “to continue in charge next season.”
With Setiens relationship with his gamers progressively stretched and the coach losing credibility with the board of directors and fans, that might all change. Barca end La Liga at Alaves on Sunday.
Asked if he thinks he will be training Barca in the Champions League round-of-16 return leg against Napoli on Aug. 8, Setien informed reporters: “I hope so but I do not understand.” We will have time to rest and the team will show up fresh to face the competitors with optimism. Im sure we will be a various group.,” he said. “But we took 10 corner kicks and had we scored one of them, we would not have actually lost the video game.
