Sergi: “It’s time to chop stone”

Sergi Barjuan will debut this Saturday, against Alavés, as head of the first team, with the priority challenge of redirecting the bad dynamics of the team in the last games, which ended up unleashing in the dismissal of Ronald Koeman. “The main thing is that the players go back to enjoying football ”, he stressed.

¿What is your first goal?

Thank the club for giving me the confidence and I take the opportunity to give Koeman a big hug. I have little margin for work and we arrive in a complex situation. But with these players it is very easy to work, they watch football very quickly and they understand everything. I also want to plug them all in. The important thing is to be all united, not only players but also with the fans. The way of playing will not change, but there will be some tactical concepts that we are working on and that I hope will work ”.

What does this template need?

“The squad needs joy, to enjoy football again. They have already shown what sOn as players and who know how to hold the pressure. You have to beat Alavés. LaLiga is open and we can’t lose at home ”.

¿Will be interventionist?

“If you know me about something, it is my ambition to be a winner. If the players are too, the only way to reverse the situation remains. If I have to intervene and thinking about the good of the team, I will” .

¿How do you prepare a match with only 48 hours to spare?

“It is difficult, it is a stressful situation. I’m watching videos of Alavés. It’s getting better, two victories in a row and with good dynamics “

¿How did you see the dressing room?

“The team is fine. We have done a training with demanding phases and a little more relaxed. With this and the four tweaks we go little by little. The style of play is inalienable. It touches to chop a lot of stone. You have to be more protagonists and look for the ball, but without the ball in the end, there is nothing to do.

¿Will Riqui Puig play more?

“Everyone who is available has options to play, but I only have two training sessions. And the two have been almost recovery. The plan is very limited “

Will Dembélé enter the list?

You have options.

¿And Fati?

EIt’s almost impossible. He has not trained.

¿Why do the players who leave Barcelona complain of lack of intensity in training?

“I don’t know what was done before. I know what I want. My deadline is to get the most out of it in a short time. Today above all I have asked for intensity”.

Will Abde and Alvaro make the list?

“They have possibilities. There are many injury problems and we have to look for alternatives ”.