Quique Setién already knew from the mouth of its president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, that he would continue next season as coach of Barcelona. Without taking into account the outcome of the League. This was communicated to him by the president, accompanied by his followers from the sports plot, on that visit last week to his home . But Setien was waiting for something else. Specifically, for that proclamation to be made public by Bartomeu himself. Then the time would come to claim a disputed work. And to stick out his chest at what he defines as a "circus".

Bartomeu, a day after ordering two club employees to give the first explanations to the press about the Barçagate audit , finally gave the face this Tuesday in interviews with RAC1 and Catalunya Ràdio . The president of Barcelona, ​​who did no more than abound in the idea that there was no trace of corruption in an already judicialized case, raised his voice when asked about the future of Setién: « Evidently it will continue . I am happy enough with the evolution of the team, and in the last two games the character of Setién has already been seen ».

A few hours later, the Barcelona coach arrived at the press room of the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper sure that he was already in a position to unleash all those thoughts that had been piling up in recent times. Especially after seeing how criticism of his management grew. Not only for having yielded three draws (Sevilla, Celta and Atlético) that have distanced four points from Real Madrid. But because of the tumult created in the house after the draw in Balaídos and the little predisposition shown by his players to attend to the assistant coach, Eder Sarabia.

"This is a circus"

So Setién, looking at the screen where the journalists were appearing with their questions, staged his satiety. And he blamed, as often happens on so many other occasions, the press. No matter what voices of the club have been showing doubts for days. It has also helped that Xavi Hernández has renewed with Al.Sadd of Qatar until 2021. Including, yes, an escape clause to Barça .

« You only deal with the result. Perhaps that is worth saying to you that a coach should or should not follow, or be or not questioned. This is a circus. There are parties in which we have done things very well. And you will not convince me saying that the team has been bad, ”protested Setién. The coach did well to reproduce his argument after the team completed the best game of the season against Villarreal. In a night in which he finally found a suitable fit for Griezmann, in attack with Luis Suárez with Messi as playmaker in a 4-4-2 in diamond.

Before returning to the Champions League, Setién, who has lost 12 points since joining the Barcelona bench in January, will have to continue rowing in the League. A evicted Espanyol appears today, who will descend to Segunda after 27 years if he does not win at Camp Nou .

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