Official: Ronald Koeman Sacked
FC Barcelona’s sports and institutional crisis has claimed a fresh casualty, albeit in this instance it is unsurprising: Ronald Koeman is no longer the club’s coach.
Joan Laporta’s decision to terminate the Dutchman comes after weeks of deliberation. Following an alleged ultimatum after losing 0-3 to Bayern Munich and 3-0 to Benfica, the coach received a vote of confidence.
Ronald Koeman Sacked?
This was made official by Fabrizio Romano on his official Twitter page.
Barcelona’s Dutch coach, Ronald Koeman, expressed disappointment for the 1-0 setback to Rayo Vallecano, declaring that the outcome “is not fair and that it is astonishing” that they lost, and assuring that his squad was at “a good level but not enough” to win.
“I can’t say anything bad about the squad.” We had a difficult time getting into the game because Rayo placed a lot of pressure on us and we couldn’t hold out, but I believe we were superior. Looking at the possibilities we had and theirs, I believe the outcome is unjust, but it is what it is and we cannot alter it,” Koeman remarked during a news conference.
“We lost the game not because of our mentality or because of the game.” “I can’t say anything else, it’s a matter of not scoring,” said the Barcelona coach, who added that he didn’t know if all of the clubs ahead of them in the standings have a superior roster.
“I don’t know, I don’t know their players well, but they may have more balanced squads.” We’ve demonstrated in a number of games that we can compete with them. We might have terrible luck or get injured. They are excuses because the team has demonstrated, like against Real Madrid, that it is capable of performing at a high level, but it is insufficient. What matters is always the outcome. “Everyone must assess their game, but it’s astonishing that we lost,” he said.
Ronald Koeman said that his club had “lost extremely productive players, which is what matters as well” compared to the previous season.
“In recent years, our opponents or clubs from above have stronger each season, and we have not been able to keep up.” That counts, but not today because I believe we played a decent game, but we can’t say that when you don’t score,” he explained.
Barcelona falls out of the European spots with 15 points following two consecutive defeats.
“There are a lot of games to worry about in the League.” I’m worried about our efficacy, not our game. We created and played well, but in Spain, it doesn’t matter since the score is 1-0,” he said.
