Ronald Koeman blasts Joan Laporta over Barcelona exit

Ronald Koeman has continued to hit out at Barcelona president Joan Laporta for his therapy in direction of the top of his time within the Camp Nou dugout.

With outcomes not precisely going to plan on the sphere, Laporta spoke overtly about looking for a brand new supervisor even whereas Koeman was nonetheless within the job, ultimately ditching the Dutchman in favour of hiring membership legend Xavi in November 2021.

It was an unsightly finish to Koeman’s tumultuous time in cost at Barcelona, and the previous boss has by no means hidden his frustration in direction of Laporta’s actions.

“Leaving was a little bit of a liberation,” he informed TV3. “It was a tough time for the membership, first with out a president, then with Laporta’s doubts concerning the supervisor.

“You need to be a coach however you recognize that for those who do not win, you could have issues.

“As president, you possibly can at all times have doubts. However for those who say them to the general public, everybody begins to doubt. It was an enormous mistake on his half.”

He continued: “Typically, the dressing room was not towards the coach. We labored nicely. The issue was when the president got here. A president or technical director can doubt the coach, however the issue is that it got here out within the press. As president, you can’t depart doubts concerning the coach. I’d by no means do this. I present my face and go straight forward.”

Koeman additionally mentioned the criticism he obtained over his model of play, questioning why Barcelona proceed to demand the identical 4-3-3, tiki-taka soccer that earned them a lot success up to now.

“As a coach, I’m in favour of attempting to dominate the sport. A system with three central defenders or 5 defenders isn’t essentially defensive.

“However Barça lives up to now, from tiki-taka, from 4-3-3. Soccer is quicker and extra technical now, it has modified. However in case you have Xavi, [Andres] Iniesta, [Lionel] Messi…”

The Dutchman added: “Once I mentioned ‘it’s what it’s’, I used to be referring to the state of affairs at Barça. Xavi additionally mentioned that it was an advanced second. You need to perceive that this isn’t [Pep] Guardiola’s or Luis Enrique’s Barça. Messi, Xavi and Iniesta will not be there. Forming a group and coaching gamers takes time.”

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