The Bar technician talks about his football concept: “I feel the same as at school; have the ball and not run after it”
Quique Setin, at Camp Nou.
The new coach of FC Barcelona, Quique Setin, said he still has “passion to play” and that, as a technician, he tries to get his players and teams to deploy the same offensive and touch football that he still likes, and that is ” have the ball “and not” run after him “, following the philosophy that Johan Cruyff devised for his Bara.
“There are many people who think that playing well is something else, such as defending well, being clothed and not making chances, and making quick chances. There are many people who are a result, I respect it but I came here thinking about the another way. I still have the same passion for playing, “he explained in an interview with Bara TV.
A passion that leads him to train in the same way as when he played; with the ball in the feet. “My conditions come because the football that I liked as a player, is the one that I try to instill. I have always felt what in the schoolyard, having the ball and not running behind it. It is the same thing that I am sure you feel the 99 percent of the players, “he adds.
“Between what reality tells me and my heart, the most normal thing is that I get carried away by the heart. Sometimes it is misunderstood, but a person who is of convictions can give a profile of arrogance, and it is not. I always like my team to play well, it's the only way I can go home satisfied, “he said.
The antipodes of the result
In this regard, I explained that it will be to the antipodes of a resultist. “Somebody will win 1-0 and we will not have deserved to win, be happy for the people but I go home from bad milk. Because you need to finish things well. If you do things right, you will have more chances to win,” he said.
A philosopher that comes from when I was a player. “I always loved being in relation to the game, participating a lot. I had certain qualities, like handling both legs and having a break, reading football well, because I was a slow player. I had the ability, but I took the ball to comfortable areas to being able to play. They blamed me for running a little and working little, things that didn't feel them that way, but I wasn't equipped for recovery, “he acknowledged.
“I liked to have the ball in the foot, but many games ended up playing the ball five times. But you are going to play against Barcelona, and you see how the opponent touches the ball and you are running and you do not arrive. I realized that that s I liked it, I wondered how they did it and why it was so easy for them. Have a pause, but accelerate and don't get caught. I said, 'this exists.' And I transferred him as a coach, “he added.
Messi, from idolized to own player
As for Leo Messi, who halag countless times as a rival, now has it at his command. “Messi makes us better coaches, gives us and takes away our titles. Now he is my player, I have to get performance and he is happy. Try to explain how important it is for everything, but he is disciplined because you see him train and you see how competitive it is. It's wonderful, “he said. “You think it is impossible for someone like him to reappear,” he added.
Upon his arrival at Bara, he acknowledged that he does not believe it was possible, at 61, even with the first rumors that placed him at the Camp Nou. “I said to everyone; 'it is impossible for me to go to Bara. You gave us illusions that then the frustration is greater'. I only had in my curriculum having made my teams play well, and that today is no good. But it is I'm really in coach mode, I've changed, I'm here, “celebr.
“Before I was able to disconnect from everything, with family and friends. A lot of ball has been given to the cows, and it is true. The day before I was running with horses around here, the beach there, walking with the cows in the meadows that I have next to the house. I already have the necessary energy to face this challenge with great force and with great enthusiasm, the truth, “he adds.
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