Ronald Koeman’s future at Barça hangs by a thread. The disappointing end of the season, which ended with the team losing to Granada and drawing against Levante in the two match balls that the team had in which it could lead; two wasted opportunities, they can suppose the position of the technician. Joan Laporta, as the SPORT newspaper advanced, must now meet with the coach to see first-hand his impressions and make a decision about the future of the Dutchman, who still has one year left on his contract. Will you train Barça next season? It is something that is not yet known, but that is being discussed a lot in the dressing room.
Among the players, the management that Koeman is carrying out on a day-to-day basis is valued very positively. It should be remembered that the Dutchman landed in a club that had conceded eight goals and in which his greatest star, Leo Messi, had publicly said that he wanted to go. With all these conditions, Koeman managed to recover the essence of the wardrobe and create a good work environment, something that did not exist with Setién and lived in a climate of constant tension.
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The locker room relationship with Koeman is cordial. Not very good, not very bad. There is mutual respect. Like that he goes face and says things as he thinks. Also be brave with the youngest. The irruption of Pedri, Mingueza and Ilaix are their merit and they recognize it.
In the tactical aspect is where there is more doubts. On the one hand, the group has adapted very well to the system changes that Koeman has been proposing during the season.. In a team like FC Barcelona where the 4-3-3 was very rigid, the Barça coach has managed to convince his players with the 3-5-2. However, he is credited with little courage in making drastic decisions during games. The changes are always the same and it is very difficult for him to get out of what he had planned before starting the game. The team has become, on many occasions, predictable.
Three unforgivable slips
There are three games that are marked in the locker room memory. The first was the game against Cádiz at the Camp Nou, where Barça saw the visitors draw little by little for the end. The second and the most painful, the defeat against Granada at the Camp Nou. Finally, the match against Levante He left the team very touched and with the feeling that what they have is not enough to fight for the most important titles.
The decision is in the hands of Joan Laporta. The president will be the one who has the last word on the future of Ronald Koeman on the bench of FC Barcelona. In the dressing room they will be attentive to what Laporta decides.