BARCELONA – Ronald Koeman does not throw in the towel. Not having lost 18 points in 13 games, the Barcelona coach understands that the League is a chimera because, he warned after the draw against Valencia, “there are still many games left”.
“We have not said goodbye to the title; we are quite a few points up but there is a lot left,” said the Dutch coach, who warned that the situation, so bad today, may be different in the future. “In two months things can change and be totally different because there is a very tight schedule,” he ruled.
“We are in a very difficult season and we still have a pretty big distance with those above we have to fight to get the points back,” said Koeman, who lamented that after completing the comeback “we had chances for the 3-1, but they lost too many balls in dangerous places. I would have liked to control the game more defensively, have more control and feel like we are a team that always wants to attack you need to know how to control more. “
The Barça coach denied that his team lacked attitude, warning that “I have seen the team with doubts, but I don’t think it has lacked attitude. The problem is that we have lost control and if you look at the age of several players can understand that there is an irregularity due to lack of experience. The youngsters have to mature, “he claimed apologetically.
“When we were behind on the scoreboard we reacted. Then we came back and we didn’t take the opportunity to score the third. We have to know that sometimes it’s not important to play well and ensure the result,” he revealed, apologizing for the first goal of Valencia, of head, to the difference of average height between the two equipment … although recognizing that “you cannot leave to finish alone a player to five meters of goal; there must be somebody on top”.
On Frenkie de Jong he acknowledged that in Friday’s training “he noticed some discomfort and with the doctors we agreed that it was a risk to leave from the start, but he could leave if we needed to. That’s why he came in for Busi, to change things about the first part “.