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Koeman: 'Messi has to be a Barca player. It's a pity he left'

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 has again aimed a sly dig at the club for letting 

"Messi has to be a Barca player," Koeman said in his chat with 

"It was a pity that he left. He is the best player in the world and when he left it was difficult. 

"I'm surprised to see Leo in another shirt. The board was not right in letting him go," Koeman added. 

Messi left Barcelona in August 2021 after the club failed to reach an agreement over his wages. 

The legendary forward eventually docked in Paris with PSG where he is again showing his greatness. However, over the last month the drums have been beating ever so loudly for his comeback to Barca. 

 national team where he has again been reunited with his former Barca student 

'Barca lives a lot in the past': Koeman speaks in favour of defensive approach

's system? It's complicated, as they need to dominate. I've seen their games lately, and when they have to defend they do it very well. They've understood that when the opponent dominates you, you have to defend... But the fans then see that as something weird," 

"Barca fans think defending is not normal, they think you always have to play beautifully. Defending is part of the sport. There are complicated teams, and I was criticised for playing with 3 defenders... But believe me, such a system can be more offensive than others.

"Barca lives a lot in the past, and there are different ways of playing, it depends on the players you have."

 has indeed been criticized for adopting a defensive approach in recent months. However, it should be noted that when he had all the key starters available, Barca looked to dominate even against teams like Bayern Munich.

Koeman's style was different in this way. Even when he had 

's creativity, the Dutchman settled for less. And let's not compare the unorganized defending Barca had then to the impenetrable wall we've got this season.

'Now that was unfair!': Koeman names one way Laporta mistreated him

 was asked whether he thought the Catalans were unfair, referencing his sacking in 2022.

"I don't know, firing a coach is part of football. The technical area and some officials told me that I did a lot for the club. Even the young people have thanked me for giving them their debut," the Dutchman said. 

"If a president says he doubts his coach, that is a problem. Now that was unfair! But it's in the past, I want to turn the page. It has been hard, but you learn from these experiences."

Koeman is probably talking about the end of the 2020/21 season when Laporta 

Despite the below-standard season (only winning the 

), the Dutchman was given a second chance. He failed to take advantage of it and was fired in October 2021.

Koeman is omitting the fact that once his future was confirmed, Laporta offered all his support to the coach. However, the results were not coming so it was only natural that the trust vanished.

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I don't understand some fans. What the man is saying is transparent truth, nothing but the truth

MANUEL  NAVARRO

das true bro.. not everything is a dig at d board

Awesome P

because some people don't like him .
if xavi himself took over the club  that time, he wouldn't perform anything because there was no  money to buy players, and he used what he had that time.

dis is no dig at d board he is just saying d
 obvious fact 
Wic we all know 
to be true

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Artem Dovbyk	Girona	24
Alexander Sørloth	Villarreal	23
Robert Lewandowski	Barcelona	19
Jude Bellingham	Real Madrid	19
Ante Budimir	Osasuna	17

Koeman: 'Messi has to be a Barca player. It's a pity he left'

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