Koeman blames Laporta for his failure at Barcelona
The Dutchman failed to live up to expectations at Barca and was sent off.
Former
Barcelonaboss Ronald Koeman believes the selection of Joan Laporta as the club's new manager has ruined his time at the Camp Nou.
The Dutchman was sacked after a year and a half on the Barca bench in October and was quickly replaced by Xavi Hernandez. Koeman has claimed that his problem at Barca has never been his relationship with the players. He believes that the selection of Joan Laporta and he publicly doubted Koeman's abilities have led to the Dutch coach never being supported.
He said:
“I think it was worse in Valencia. There were more problems in the dressing room. At Barcelona the dressing room was never a problem, never. When you have 24 or 25 players there are always going to be some who aren’t happy but, in general, the dressing room wasn’t against the coach. We actually worked well together. The problem was when the president came. A president or technical director can doubt the coach. The problem is that it came out in the press.”
Barcelona won their last trophy under Koeman. They defeated
Athletic Bilbao4-0 in the Copa del Rey final and finished third in the 2020-21 season.
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