• Chronicle The great disappointment of Barcelona

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As a Barça player, red cards were by no means unknown to

Ronald Koeman

.

Sometimes due to the risk of playing with the defense very advanced and others due to the harshness of the games, such as those played with Atlético in the 90s of the last century, he had to take the path of the changing rooms early many times .

Against Granada, he relived that story, although now as a Barcelona coach.

Shortly after 1-1, he made a comment to the fourth official that led

González Fuertes

into the race to show him the much-dreaded card.

It was useless to make a face of not understanding anything.

In the end, he had to go to the stands, from where he kept in contact with his second,

Alfred Schreuder

, via mobile phone.

"I do not get it.

Carlos Naval

has told me that I have disrespected the fourth official, and I have not said anything about him, I have not insulted him, it is incredible. If the fourth referee wants to be the star of the night, then nothing, "said the Dutchman in Movistar LaLiga. «Let's see, I don't know what they are going to put in the minutes. If they put something I didn't say, I'll take action. There were some plays, we have commented on them, and it is the fourth official who has answered me in a way that has disrespected me.

If you do not insult or say anything about the refereeing, I do not understand that I have fallen into any lack of respect towards him

. We'll see, but I don't understand it, "he stressed.

According to the minutes, the Dutchman addressed the fourth referee pointing out

"What a character"

after having been previously warned for his observations.

The Dutchman, on the other hand, defended that this was not any kind of insult.

“We have commented on the plays in a respectful way with him.

Really, tell me what words I have used.

I have not used bad words, not once, "he insisted.

"We weren't good on those two plays."

Although he pointed out that he did not have any kind of reproach towards his players, he did regret that two mistakes in the rear ended up being tremendously expensive. “You have to be at full concentration at all times, and we leave spaces that we should have closed. In those two plays we were not well defensively, “confessed the Barcelona coach. “

It is a hard blow, we are disappointed, but we have to keep going

and try to win the last five to be able to fight to be champions. It is the same thing that the others are going to try to do, "he said.

A veteran,

Jorge Molina

, was the one who caused with his goal that Barça did not depend on itself to win the title. Just a week after his 39th birthday, he played a wholly decisive role. “What we have done I would define as something very big. We had a lot of casualties, but the team in the end always competes. The key is to be all prepared for when we have to play and give 100 percent. The only secret is working together, "said the forward, who only half explained his curious celebration. «I was going for a group, to which I owed one. At last I have fulfilled ”, the ex-player of, among others, Getafe or Betis limited himself to explaining. In this sense, it was also key what their coach,

Diego Martínez

, told them

.

«He told us that we could, that we had to continue competing, that we were going 1-0 and that it could be turned around.

And, in the end, we have been able to achieve it, "he said visibly happy.

Jordi Alba

, on the other hand, had disappointment painted on his face.

«

It is a very hard stick

.

We had the option of being leaders and now we have to win the remaining five, there is no other choice.

We are very annoyed, but you have to get up, "he settled.

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