Ronald Koeman ends up on the bench of FC Barcelona! This is a hot candidate for the vacated post – Sports

BARCELONA – Spanish football club FC Barcelona has dismissed head coach Ronald Koeman. It happened after Wednesday’s loss on the ground Raya Vallecano 0: 1. The Catalans have 15 points on their account after ten duels and are ranked 9th in the La Liga table.

According to the Spanish media, former midfielder Xavi Hernández is a hot candidate for the vacant position. The Spanish media included Marcel Gallard, an Argentine who currently leads the River Plate, and Erik the Hague from Ajax Amsterdam, the Dutchman, are vacant posts.

According to AFP agency, Sergi Barjuan from the Barcelona Béka can be a temporary coach. Before the November national team break, the Catalans will compete with Deportive Alaves, Dynamo Kyiv in LM and Celta Viga.

All clubs have strengthened, except us

Koeman paid for the bad start of the season, Barcelona under his leadership won only three of the previous ten matches and lost in the Camp Nou derby last week with Real Madrid 1: 2. She has suffered three of this season’s failures in the previous four appearances.

If she did not qualify for the next year’s Champions League, it would have an enormous impact on her already unhappy financial situation. She has a loss of 1.35 billion euros and could not afford to extend the contract to Argentine Lionel Messi, who went to Paris St. Germain, Antoine Griezmann also left. “In recent years, all clubs have strengthened before each season, but not us,” said Koeman after his last match in office.

The 58-year-old Dutchman stayed on the Barcelona bench for 14 months. “Club President Joan Laporta informed him of the decision after losing to Ray Vallecano. Ronald Koeman will say goodbye to the team on Thursday at the Ciutat Esportiva training center.” the club said in a statement.

He talks too much

Koeman, who played six seasons in Barcelona as a defender (1989-1995), was appointed former club president Josep Maria Bartomeu. Laporta became the old-new president in March, and according to media reports, the best working chemistry did not work among the couple. Koeman, for example, objected to Laport’s claim that the coaches did not have all the power in the club. “He talks too much,” the Dutch coach responded.

However, in addition to the results, Koeman also faced criticism for his style of play, which was becoming more and more straightforward under his leadership. The management of the club allegedly did not like the fact that he abandoned the traditional Barcelona formation 4-3-3. After losing 0: 3 in LM to Bayern Munich and Benfica Lisbon and league failures against Madrid’s rivals Atletic and Real, Laporta has already decided to take place.

According to the AFP agency, there is hope in Barcelona that a possible successor to Xavi could return the “Blaugranas” to the hallmark of attractive football, as they presented themselves in the era of coach Pep Guardiola.

Xavi, 41, has spent almost his entire playing career at a Catalan club and is one of his greatest legends. Between 1998 and 2015, he won eight league titles with FCB, triumphing four times in LM. He has played for the last four seasons in Qatar’s Al Sadd SC, which he has been leading as head coach since 2019.

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