The Dutch Ronald Koeman was removed from his duties Wednesday night, three days after the defeat of the Catalan club against his eternal rival, Real Madrid.
Le Monde with AFP.
This time is done. FC Barcelona has lowered its Dutch coach, Ronald Koeman, announced the Catalan club In a communiqué in the night of Wednesday 27 to Thursday, October 28, after defeat (1-0) in Rayo Vallecano in Liga.
“FC Barcelona has dismissed Ronald Koeman’s day of his coach of the first team,” said Catalan club, stating that President Joan Laporta had already communicated that decision to the coach.
This decision comes three days after a moving defeat at the Clasico de Liga against Real Madrid, Sunday, at Camp Nou (1-2), and while Barça stagnates at 9 e Spanish championship place and is at the edge of the Champions League elimination.
Criticized for several weeks, Koeman had already passed close to the foreclosure at the end of September, when Barça had just been corrected 3-0 at the Nou Camp by the Bayern Munich in Champions League.
The Dutch technician then asked the leaders to clarify the situation, and President Laporta had presented before the press before a Champions League match in Lisbon (lost 3-0 against Benfica) to say that the Club counted on Koeman.
Ronald Koeman trained the club since August 2020.