Barcelona Lacks Depth Right Now – Ronald Koeman

Ronald Koeman has come out to say that he hopes to be Barcelona manager someday even if he knows it will be very tough.

Ronald was approached when Barca sacked Ernesto Valverde in January, but the coach from Holland is presently tied to a deal with the Netherlands national team.

According to him, he has his motives with the Netherlands national team but everyone knows he had his best time at Barcelona and he loves the city.

He added Barca’s problems this season have been down to having players with identical characteristics in midfield and lacking depth.

His words, “They called me and I said no because of the commitment I have with my national team,”

“I don’t think it was a bad time,”

“What happened is that I have my motives with the Netherlands.

“Barcelona can always win big things, they have very good players, they have options to sign the best players… If I’d have been out of a job then sure, everyone likes Barcelona.

“It doesn’t matter what situation they’re in. I had my best spell as a player there, at Barcelona, and I have lots of love for the city. So, let’s hope that I can coach Barcelona one day.”

On Barcelona in the UCL, “That amount of possession isn’t relevant if you only create two or three chances.

“Playing against Napoli away from home [in the Champions League] is tough because they got lots of people behind the ball and it’s difficult to open them up and create chances. A team needs, above all, a quick player.

“Look at the amount of problems Vinicius [Junior] caused Barcelona [against Real Madrid]. At the moment, they don’t have much depth and they need someone with a good touch.

“In midfield, they have players with the same type of characteristics. I saw Ansu Fati doing very well because of his pace and they need a player like him because the others play to receive the ball.”