Setien acknowledges Barca differences
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Barcelona coach Quique Setien has said he does not always see eye-to-eye with his squad as the club鈥檚 La Liga title bid threatens to unravel following Saturday鈥檚 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo.
Second-placed Barcelona trails Real Madrid by two points with six games to go and faces a gruelling match at home to third-placed Atletico Madrid today which it needs to win to stay in close contention in the title race.
鈥淚t鈥檚 true that you often have arguments with players as you do in everyday life and that鈥檚 nothing new,鈥 Setien told a virtual news conference yesterday.
鈥淚 was not an easy player to deal with and I understand this perfectly well. What we have to do is try to convince everyone that we have to defend a common idea,鈥 added the former Atletico, Logrones and Racing Santander midfielder.
Footage of the Celta tie showed Lionel Messi ignoring instructions from assistant Eder Sarabia during the water break.
Striker Luis Suarez, meanwhile, appeared to criticize Setien in a post-match interview, saying it was the coaching staff鈥檚 job to analyze why the team keeps dropping points away from home.
Setien, however, tried to play down suggestions there was a rift between him and his players. 鈥淭hese are random incidents and I don鈥檛 give them too much importance. When you don鈥檛 win games everyone tries to stir the pot but this is the circus we鈥檙e in,鈥 he said.
鈥淲e鈥檙e more concerned about the general atmosphere of the team and overall the relationship with the squad is good. It鈥檚 true that we don鈥檛 agree about certain things but I don鈥檛 think there鈥檚 any problem worth mentioning.鈥
The 61-year-old, whose biggest job before Barcelona was with Real Betis, also said he was not used to dealing with a dressing room of Barcelona鈥檚 caliber and personalities but added that it was vital everyone worked in the team鈥檚 best interests. 鈥淚 have no problem in admitting that this level is new to me, and that I鈥檓 in a learning process,鈥 he noted.
鈥淲e all have to step back a bit for the good of the team, including the players. You can鈥檛 do everything you want.
鈥淭his is a team and has to act like one. Sometimes you have to sacrifice personal things for the good of the team, that鈥檚 what鈥檚 going to give us victory.鈥
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