Under-Pressure Barca boss Koeman Causes Stir At Unusual Pre-Match Conference

Under-pressure Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman caused a stir at his Cadiz pre-match press conference on Wednesday, reading a prepared statement and walking out, without taking questions from journalists.

Barcelona fresh off a 1-1 draw with Granada have been under pressure after failing to impress this season following the departures of star players Messi and Griezmann.

The Blaugrana also suffered a humiliating 3-0 defeat to Bayern in the Champions League

In the statement, he urged Barca fans to have patience with the process and insisted that the club’s hierarchy was behind him.

“Good morning everyone, the club is with me in a situation of rebuilding,” Koeman said.

“The financial situation of the club is linked to the sporting activities and vice versa, and this means that we have to rebuild the team without being able to make any big financial investments.

“This needs time, the young talent today can end up being the next big stars in just the next few years. The good thing is that young people will be able to have opportunities like Xavi and [Andres] Iniesta had in their day, but we must ask for patience.

“What’s more, to remain in a high ranking position in LaLiga would be a success, this is a great footballing school for this talent.

“In the Champions League, you cannot expect miracles. The defeat against Bayern Munich must be taken from this perspective.

“The process that we’re in right now, the staff deserves unconditional support in words and inactions. I know the press recognise this process, it’s not the first time in FC Barcelona’s history that this has happened.

“We count on your support in these difficult times. We as a squad and players are very happy with the support we had from the fans like we had against Granada.”

Heading into Thursday’s match, Barca have failed to win five of their last eight LaLiga games (W3 D4 L1).

This is as many as in their previous 24 matches in the competition (W19 D3 L2).

They also have poor recent history against Cadiz, failing to win in their last two LaLiga games against the Andalusian side (D1 L1).

If they do not win this match, it will be their longest winless run against them in the competition.

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