FOOTBALL NEWS - RONALD KOEMAN: BARCELONA PRESIDENT JOAN LAPORTA TOLD ME I HAVE TO WIN THE NEXT THREE GAMES
Barcelona's Dutch mentor Ronald Koeman watched his side lose 2-0 to current Liga champions Atletico Madrid, with previous Barca player Luis Suarez getting on the scoresheet. After the game, Koeman said that president Joan Laporta had educated him that the three games after the global break presently must be won.
Barcelona mentor Ronald Koeman said after his side's 2-0 loss to Atletico Madrid that president Joan Laporta had told him 'there are three games we need to win'.
Koeman addressed Laporta on Friday as the club keep on bearing a hopeless beginning to the season that intensifies a critical monetary circumstance, and the exit of Lionel Messi to Paris Saint-Germain on a free exchange.
"We need players who open up the field more. What's more, this, against an opponent like Atlético de Madrid, is entirely perceptible," he said prior to moving onto converses with the president.
"I addressed the president yesterday, toward the beginning of today as well. We've been examining things about the group, the staff, the club. Things have become more clear at this point. The message will assist with quieting things down," he guaranteed.
"Laporta called me the previous evening and we were talking. Basically there is clearness in this perspective. After the break there are three games we need to win.
"Laporta's help is significant, in the event that we don't have everything clear; it is hard to have a serene psyche and the tolerance to work. It's awesome for everybody, presently like any mentor we should request results."