Valverde: "There have been changes to the squad and there could be more"

Valverde: "There have been changes to the squad and there could be more"

Ernesto Valverde no habló sobre posibles fichajes
Ernesto Valverde no habló sobre posibles fichajes | EFE

The manager now wants his side to bounce back for the start of the La Liga season

"We have to recover our morale and move forward", the manager explained

The strange change of formation made by Ernesto Valverde against Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu unsettled a team that’s already in a state of shock from the sale of Neymar. Barça turned in a very weak performance against a Real Madrid side missing Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Isco but who still strolled to one of the easiest trophies in their history.

Barça were a sad sight last night and the chances of a comeback seemed as remote as the rings of Saturn. Valverde tried to sharpen us his team by playing with three centre backs but the change had the opposite effect.

The manager admitted it had been a tough night. “When you lose a game and you feel the opposition were better, you analyse how you can improve. It wasn’t to be and we have to bounce back in all aspects, but above all in terms of morale. We have to move forward”.

“We have lost this title, it is true. Because of moments, they started better, and we didn’t start or end the first half well. It’s also true that they were maybe a bit more energetic in their pressing and punished us for losing possession,” Valverde said.

However, he said the club had to look forward now because “the league starts now and we have to focus on that, recover our morale and move forward… we haven’t got any choice”. The new manager has not had the summer he would have liked and admitted “there have been changes to the squad and there could be more”.

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