When Quique Setién signed with Barcelona last January, his eyes revealed the illusion of a child. That look has already lost all brilliance, emulating the process that, sooner or later, the tenants of the Barça bench tend to undergo. In Setien's case, however, everything is shutting down too quickly. So much so that the locker room leaders no longer hide their resentment with the coaching staff . Whether in private meetings, or during games. The images of Leo Messi disregarding the advice that the assistant Eder Sarabia intended to give him in one of the hydration breaks in Balaídos, or Luis Suárez's subsequent taunt to Setién after the tie against Celta - "that all this be analyzed by the coach "-, they have placed the coach in a very delicate position.

And Setién, who is one of those who is not used to hiding at press conferences, far from dodging the many questions about the latest conflicts experienced in the locker room, raised his chin: "We all have to give up a part of ourselves for the good of the team, including footballers. You cannot carry out everything you would like. This is a team, and the team must be current as such. Maybe you have to sacrifice certain personal things for the benefit of the group (. ...) I have no problem admitting that this situation is new for me at this level (...). You are learning to do what you want. Time is putting everyone in their place ".

Specifically questioned by Messi's attitude in the aforementioned hydration pause and the subsequent words of Luis Suárez, Setién did not deny the mess: "It is true that there are always controversies, as in life. Everyone has their own way of thinking. It is normal that there are differences in the opinions of each other. But it has always happened. I was not an easy player either , and I understand it perfectly. " Although he tried to naturalize everything: "They are specific questions to which I do not give any importance. I think that there is good communication and that the relationship I have with the players is also good."

Although Setién also stirred when asked if he had lost strength in this twilight of the season: "Not at all. I feel exactly the same. And I will feel like this until the last day. The first thing I have to do is release my consciousness . I'm doing everything I know and can so that this goes well, so that we win the games and play the best we can. It is what reassures and relieves me the most. "

And he raised his voice: " Sometimes the results do not depend on me (...). I know that victories hide many things and that defeats always lead to this. When you win, you enjoy yourself. When you lose, you get hooked. "

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