Koeman: "Laporta wanted to get rid of me, I did not get time like Xavi"
The former Barcelona coach claimed in an interview: "The president told me that Xavi is unbelievable because he has no experience. Why did they let Messi go and then they signed a player for 55 million?"
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Thursday, 03 March 2022, 11:36
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The unfortunate and pale version that Barcelona presented under Ronald Koeman has become under Xavi a team that is starting to mention its great days, but the Dutch coach really does not admit to failure, on the contrary.
In an interview published this morning (Thursday) in AD, Coman referred to his dismissal from the Catalan club and signaled President Juan Laporta for not giving him a proper chance to succeed.
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Xavi (Photo: GettyImages, Soccrates Images)
"Barcelona did not give me as much time as Xavi. It still hurts me. Laporta told me a thousand times that Xavi would not believe in him, because he has no experience," said Coman, who is still remembered in the era of Joseph Bartomeu.
"I was not the coach of Laporta. I had such a feeling from the first moment, after the election there was no click. I lacked the necessary support from above. You will not see me at Camp Nou in the near future, I can not do it yet. I can not pretend it did not happen Nothing with this president. "
The former Barcelona coach excused the bad results in the injury blow that was at the start of the season: "I had to deal with a lot of injured. Now Pedri is back in shape, and Osman Dembele ... you can see everything. Every coach needs time and patience from management."
In addition, Koeman claimed that he suffered from the financial crisis at the club, while for Xavi financial resources were provided to strengthen the staff: "I agreed to part with some players due to the club's insistence, to sort out the financial situation. "We let Lionel Messi go, it makes you wonder if something else is going on here. Why did Messi have to leave?"
Does not admit failure.
Coman (Photo: Reuters)
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Koeman added: "Money was not the most important thing for me. I really wanted to be successful as a Barcelona coach, to do everything I could, but I realized that Laporta wanted to get rid of me because I was not appointed by him."
Despite the feeling of disappointment from the president, the Dutchman clarified: "I am happy for the club and the players that things are going better now. Nice to see Frankie de Jong playing the good old football, he has so many qualities."
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