Koeman: Messi is blamed but he's not made the defensive mistakes

Koeman: Messi is blamed but he's not made the defensive mistakes

Ronald Koeman, Leo Messi y Frenkie De Jong al final del clásico Barça-Real Madrid de La Liga 2020/21
Ronald Koeman, Leo Messi y Frenkie De Jong al final del clásico Barça-Real Madrid de La Liga 2020/21 | JAVI FERRÁNDIZ

The coach tried to take pressure off the Argentine's shoulders ahead of the Juve game

Ronald Koeman spoke ahead of Barca v Juve at Camp Nou on Tuesday night. He was not happy with the team's display against Cadiz but defended Leo Messi, who has been criticised for his form.

"Messi is very important in our team because many moves always come from him," said Koeman.

"Sometimes he's the easiest to blame for being the best in the world, for his history, but Leo has not been making individual mistakes in defence.

"We have to be more efficient in attack, but it's both things, we cannot keep letting in these goals."

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