AmericaTOThe Mexico coach bitterly remembers his time at Bara
ANDThe Argentine Gerardo Martino, coach of Mexico, affirmed this Thursday that the year he led Barcelona, (season 13-14), was the worst in his coaching career.
“From the results side it was not a bad year. We won a title (the Super Cup) and we played a final, but in Barcelona what matters is how many titles you win. However, I say it was my worst year because my contribution as Coach started and ended with the management of the team, “he said.
Martino said that Barcelona have an ingrained way of playing that they tried to improve with the speed of Lionel Messi, Alexis Snchez, Pedro and Neymar. “There are issues that my management was short-lived and for me the classic with Real Madrid that we won 2-1 at home was key. We scored the second goal running into space and if Barcelona ran into space it was because something did not end But I understand that if we could add something to the team it was not denying him the possibility of running, “added Martino.
He admitted that the contribution he made to Barcelona was not taken well since the next day there was more talk about the way of play than victory. “The speed was going to make Barcelona more complete because when there were periods of dominance by the rival team, it was good to go back and go into space. That was carried out the following year with Luis Enrique,” said the Argentine.
On the contrary, he assured that his best time as coach was when he was in command of the Paraguay team, which he took to the quarterfinals at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. “What gave me the opportunity to lead Paraguay was my I spent five years in local football, especially the Copa Libertadores semifinals we achieved with Libertad in 2006. I was enthusiastic about the quality of soccer players I could have, “he said.
The 2018 MLS champion with Atlanta United confessed that due to his characteristics as a soccer player, today he would not be included in a lineup. “It was difficult for a player like me to have a place in a team coached by me. I was a footballer who stood out for my technical qualities and due to my slowness I developed the fact of playing quickly one and two touches, with which I concealed my physical slowness “, he pointed out.
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