La Liga: Barcelona name Sergi Barjuan caretaker coach after sacking Ronald Koeman
Football | October 28, 2021 22:01 ISTBarcelona reserve-team coach Sergi Barjuan will temporarily lead the squad until they find a permanent replacement for Koeman.
Barcelona reserve-team coach Sergi Barjuan will temporarily lead the squad until they find a permanent replacement for Koeman.
Two embarrassing losses to start the Champions League have left the Dutch coach under extreme pressure before a trip to the capital to face the Spanish league’s titleholder.
There was none of Barcelona’s famous “tiki taka” — passing the ball around patiently until finding the right space near the opponents' goal against Granada in the Spanish league.
The decision was announced after a meeting of the club's board of directors.
The 34-year-old striker was controversially allowed to leave Barca for domestic rivals Atletico after six successful seasons at Camp Nou.
Barcelona lifted the Copa del Rey with a 4-0 win over Athletic Bilbao in Saturday's final, marking the Dutchman's first title since taking over at Camp Nou in August.
Lionel Messi was at his lethal best on Sunday night when the Barcelona striker scored a mesmerising free-kick goal in 2-1 victory over Athletic Club.
Lack of fans at Barcelona's iconic stadium Camp Nou is the worst thing that can happen in an El Clasico says Barca manager.
Ansu Fati’s three goals in two wins have Barcelona off to an ideal start to La Liga as Dutch manager has been spot on with his tactics.
Koeman's comments came after Messi told the daily Sport newspaper that he wanted to put his dispute with the club behind him and said “we must unite” to help Barcelona succeed again.
Lionel Messi netted two goals and set up one more in a 3-1 victory over second-tier Girona, Barcelona’s second training match since Koeman took over as coach.
The new manager left veterans Luis Suárez and Arturo Vidal off his squad which beat third-tier club Gimnàstic de Tarragona 3-1 in a friendly on Saturday, Barcelona’s first match since Koeman took over last month.
As a player, Koeman helped Barcelona clinch its first European title by scoring an extra-time winner in a final nearly two decades ago, and now the former defender is set to return to try to lift the club from its current crisis.
Bartomeu said in an interview with Barça TV that negotiations with the Dutchman are advanced but that a deal had yet to be signed.
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