New Barcelona coach Kiki Sitten announced that the only promise he could make is to make his team play well, during his presentation to the media today, Tuesday, after his appointment to succeed Ernesto Valverde late on Monday evening.
"My only promise is to play my team well," said Sevin, 61, a former Seville coach. "You all know I have a character. Here, I'm going to supervise a team that has been doing well for years. There are little things to change."
He revealed that what happened with him "is incredible, even in the most beautiful dreams." "Yesterday I was walking among the cows in my village, and today I am supervising the most prominent players in one of the largest teams in the world," he said, noting that he needed "less than five minutes" to accept the show.
"I talked to the players, their preparations for the upcoming missions are amazing. It will not be difficult to maintain the requirements in order not to waste the outcome of a match, as happened recently," he said, referring to Barcelona's 2-1 lead over Atletico Madrid and then the 2-3 loss in the Cup semi-finals. Spanish super hosted by Saudi Arabia.
Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeo commented on the appointment of Sittin that "the Sittin method is the method favored by Barcelona, (he) is always looking to acquire the ball, and pays great attention to the shape, and this fits with our vision."
Regarding the term of the new coach's contract, the president of the Catalan club said, "Two contracts extend until July 2022, but there are elections next year, and therefore his contract includes a clause that allows the new president to change it if he wants."