MADRID, Jan. 9 (SportsFinding) –
Argentine soccer player Leo Messi, FC Barcelona striker, has described as “normal” that, when his team loses, “people say things” and criticize their coach, Ernesto Valverde, who will face days of uncertainty after falling this Thursday by 2-3 against Atlético de Madrid, in the semifinals of the Spanish Super Cup.
“It is normal that, when there is defeat and the objectives are not achieved, when people see that their team does not play as they would like or as we would like, talk and say things. We have to be more united than ever, be a strong group and move it forward. It's a difficult situation because we missed a title we wanted, “Messi said in the mixed zone of King Abdullah Sports City.
“We wanted to fight to win it and it is a hard blow for us to stay out, especially for how it was given. We were very superior in 80 minutes and by mistakes we generated cons. We delivered two goals, practically, and in 10 minutes they turned the result Beyond whether it was fair or not, we lost it, “he said.
“The truth is that we keep working and keep looking for improvement. Now we will have more days to prepare for the next game and, now, to think about LaLiga's second round. We have a lot to improve. But we are first, beyond that we are not doing good games. It is time to recover the game, “he insisted.
“We have to improve and we are aware of that. Today I think we took a step forward, beyond defeat. We are aware that we have not been doing things as we would like. And this year we will try to follow the path of what we did today and do not make child mistakes as we committed today, “Messi concluded.