Barcelona fire coach Quique Setien three days after 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich
Football | August 18, 2020 8:16 ISTThe decision was announced by the club after an urgent board meeting summoned by president Josep Bartomeu in Barcelona.
The decision was announced by the club after an urgent board meeting summoned by president Josep Bartomeu in Barcelona.
Barcelona will be taking on Bayern Munich for a place in the final of the Champions League.
Setien replaced Ernesto Valverde in January and Barcelona were top when the league was halted in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Bartomeu said that he doesn't regret the decision of sacking ex-manager Ernesto Valverde either.
Setien went with too defensive approach against Sevilla, he chose to play with three midfielders, who are known to play at holding positions - Sergio Busquets, Arturo Vidal and Ivan Rakitic.
Quique Setien feels it will be hasty for Luis Suarez to play the full match against Mallorca.
Barcelona manager Quique Setien has said that he would've preferred more time with the players to prepare for the restart of the La Liga season.
Lionel Messi had earlier stated that Barcelona cannot win the Champions League this season with the way they have been performing this year. To this, the coach had defended the team's playing style and stated Messi's words have cause a 'big debate'.
Setien defended Barcelona's playing style and stated they are 'convinced' they can win the European top-tier club competition this term.
The loss was the first for Barcelona in three matches under coach Quique Setién, who was hired to replace Ernesto Valverde last week.
Barcelona secured a 1-0 win over Granada in Quique Setien's first game in-charge at the club in La Liga.
Quique Setien has often tried to get his teams to mimic Barcelona's ball-possession and attacking-minded style.
While everybody expected of former Barcelona player Xavi Hernandez to replace Valverde, the Catalan giants chose Setien to take over.
Setien, a 61-year-old Spaniard who used to be a midfielder for Atletico Madrid, is known for setting up teams that often mimicked Barcelona’s attacking-minded style.
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