BARCELONA, Jan. 14 (SportsFinding) –
The FC Barcelona's new coach, Quique Setién, defined himself as a “person of convictions” and affirmed that he has “clear” the philosophy that he will apply in the Blaugrana team, in which the “path to victory is to play well”, as well as He thanked the work of his predecessor, Ernesto Valverde, who leaves the leadership in LaLiga Santander.
“I am a person of convictions, I have very clear things and it is very difficult to get my way of playing out of my mind. This club has no other way than to improve itself every year and try to get the maximum titles in addition to playing The best way to victory is always to play well and keep it in time, “he said at the press conference of his presentation.
Accompanied by the president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, and the technical secretary of Barça, Éric Abidal, Setién confessed that not even in his “best dreams” could he have imagined being on the Camp Nou bench. “I am a very emotional person. Today is a very special day for me. The illusion with which I face this challenge and project is the most important thing. I will try to convey to the players that enthusiasm, desire to want to win and that confidence that I have”, commented.
He also congratulated himself because he will train “the best players in the world” of a “huge team”, something he can never “improve” in his career. “Yesterday I was walking along with the cows in my town and today I am in the Sports City of Barça training the best players in the world. A team that I will never be able to improve, this is already the best for me,” he said.
On his predecessor, he valued that Valverde has always seemed to him an “absolutely correct” person. “I appreciate the work he has done, his way of being and his principles,” said Setién, who said he will talk to Valverde because there are “many things” in his work that will “come in handy.”
“It leaves me with a team that is the first, it is not normal. I hope to convey tranquility, and maintain the demand and intensity so that it is not escaping games like the other day,” he said in reference to the semifinal of the Supercup of Spain against Atlético de Madrid in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia).
In this regard, about the football he wants to see in his club, he added that he wants continuous intensity and propose an offensive and quality game. “I have very clear things, I listen to everyone, but it is difficult to get the things that I have in my head and that I am convinced of. If we have to die with my style, we will do it,” he announced.
“Normally I have only guaranteed one thing: that my team is going to play well. Both in Lugo, Las Palmas or Betis, my team has played well in football. There have been some variations. Sometimes you were subjected by the rival, but few Sometimes, Barça will follow this path, we will improve everything we can and we will get the best performance from the players, “he added.
“I have not taken even five minutes to accept this option, it was something that fell by its own weight. It was a surprise when I was notified yesterday, I had read the press but I never thought that Barcelona was going to decide for me. I do not have a curriculum I don't have a lot of titles or titles, I just love this philosophy. I've made Lugo, Las Palmas and Betis play football very well, “he reiterated.
Setien predicted changes in the team, ending the pre-established roles and even pointed out that he could leave 4-3-3 or 4-4-2 in the drawing. Something that will comment, with sincerity, to its players. Also Leo Messi, the captain, whom he admires, but who will mark, if necessary, the same as the other players.
“I have spoken with Messi and the reality is that I have told him the admiration I feel for him, but another thing is that the reality is that each one is each. My relationship with them is sure to be extraordinary, but each one it must be in its place. You will see how I am, that I am a sincere, direct person, that I do not walk through the branches and when I see something I will always try to fix it and convince them to work, because they have the talent, “he contributed about his ideal relationship with the players.
He celebrated that in the first training session he saw in his players the stimulus of having a new coach, and that feeling he wants to lengthen and maintain. “I do not know if my way is the best or the worst but it is mine and I am convinced that I can transmit some of the things that I like and that you think that, with Valverde and before, they can be done better,” he said.
“We know this Barcelona because we have sucked it from the outside, it has excited us and we have spent many hours watching the team and analyzing it. There are many things that I am clear that I will try to impregnate the players, and that they realize that they have to be maintained in time, and we have to be demanding because they are in the best club and they will not find anything better, “he said.
On the other hand, on the quarry, he confirmed that he will take it into account. “Iran will come to train with us and they will participate. This must be clear to the players of the first team. If the talent below makes its way, it is because it deserves it. Whenever a new kid appears he has an energy that ends up driving and does that those above do not relax. It is a message to those below, if they really progress and earn it, they can play perfectly in the first team and be one more, “he argued.
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