Koeman insists he’s the one to make decisions over players' attitudes
Ronald Koeman says he’s tired of questions about Riqui Puig, who’s been dropped out of Koeman’s favor this season, and says ‘I make the decision on the player’s training and his attitude’.
Riqui Puig
has only played three minutes on the pitch in La Liga for
Barcelona
, and he’s expected to leave the club in January on loan, with
Leeds United
as his possible destination. As reported by El Pais, the 21-year-old midfielder is way out of
Koeman’s
favor and he accused him of leaking information about the club to the press.
The Dutch manager told during his pre-match conference ahead of
Real Sociedad’s
match:
“There is always interest from the press because he is homegrown from the club. There are more players who have not played lately and are trying to have the support of the coach and the press.
“We are not talking about a single player who does not have minutes. There are many players. We are a strong squad and we can only play with 11 at once.
“I make the decision on the player’s training and his attitude.”
Although the Blaugrana lost several central midfielders such as Arthur
Melo
, Ivan
Rakitic
, and Arturo
Vidal
, Ronald Koeman showed the exit doors for the La Masia graduate in September who is widely regarded as one of the brightest talents of their academy. The youngster was able to break-through the first team during
Quique Setien’s
period.
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