LIGA - Barcelona: the remarkable media release of Ronald Koeman

In the hot seat since the scathing setback conceded at Camp Nou against Bayern Munich in the Champions League (0-3), Ronald Koeman is living difficult days in Catalonia. Publicly challenged by Joan Laporta, before the latter backs down to calm things down, the Dutchman knows his future at the Culés is numbered. 

The Blaugrana management may have denied the information, the local press maintains that the Barca coach has three games to save his job. And last night’s meeting against Granada was the first. If the team continue to play the other two matches as they played yesterday, Koeman will soon be leaving the club.

Falling behind in the second minute by the Andalusians, and Memphis Depay paddled the entire game before being miraculously saved by a goal from Araujo in the 90th minute. In the La Liga standings, Barça have one game less than their rivals, but they are in seventh place, already five points behind Real Madrid. Obviously eagerly awaited by the media, Ronald Koeman tried to justify himself.

“It also depends on the style of players we lack, namely players who make individual differences. Look at the list of called-in players: we've done what we need to do. There are no players to do "tiki-taki", " he said.

The "tiki taki", a small mistake that all the Spanish media have pointed out. “We have to play with our style, but if the game calls for change, we have to do it. Today's Barca are no longer the Barça of eight years ago. We play our way, but we have no speed on the sides, because Coutinho transplanted in the axis, Demir does not take too much depth, that's it. With Ansu and Dembélé, it's different, but they are not there, we have to find alternatives."

Deprived of his two stars, and also of Sergio Agüero, Jordi Alba, Pedri and Martin Braithwaite, Koeman must, if it's true, deal with a decimated workforce to save his job. The tension is therefore more than palpable since, although he refused to answer questions about his future, the Dutchman still displayed some annoyance. “I'm going to stop there because I feel like I have to justify myself on everything. "