Ronald Koeman, as coach of Barcelona, likes to appeal to the youth, but also talents of the Spanish top club cannot afford mistakes. Óscar Mingueza will remember Thursday’s match against Getafe (5-2 win) for a long time to come. In the first half, an injury treatment for the 21-year-old defender already got on the nerves of Koeman, who even became angry twenty minutes before the end when the defender went forward. Less than three minutes later, Mingueza was replaced by Samuel Umtiti, who had not worn the Catalans’ outfit on his shoulders since March 6.
Mingueza had after ten minutes of play, with a score of 1-0, complaints to his knee after a duel with Takefusa Kubo. The defender was treated on the sidelines by the Barcelona medical staff and that lasted quite a long time. To make matters worse, Clément Lenglet meanwhile worked the ball into his own goal: 1-1. “Mingueza’s injury treatment on the side took far too long,” Koeman acknowledged afterwards. The Dutchman was not happy with the course of events and ordered Sergiño Dest to warm up. “I had to know whether Óscar could continue or not. In the end he said he could continue. Both the medical staff and the football player must learn from this situation. This should not happen again. ”
Wow! Ronald Koeman is angry with Oscar Mingueza. The Barcelona defender goes along in an attack and Koeman is not there …
Posted by Voetbalzone on Thursday 22 April 2021
After more than seventy minutes of play, with a score of 3-2, Mingueza went forward, much to Koeman’s disbelief and anger. After all, Barcelona played with a three-man defense and the Dutchman clearly stated in word and gesture what consequences that could have had. Minutes later, Mingueza was replaced by Umtiti. The defender wanted to shake hands with the seated Koeman, but the concentrated trainer didn’t look at him and bit him ‘Hablamos luego‘please,’ we’ll talk later ‘.
“My attitude towards Mingueza is a bit exaggerated,” Koeman continued. “He is having a great season. He just needs to learn that you are a Barcelona player in every game. That you have to reach a certain level every match. For example, Pedri did not reach his level today. I didn’t take Mingueza to the side because I was angry, but because I wanted to give Umtiti minutes. But it is clear that Óscar and Ronald Araújo have not played well. ” The latter came within the lines at half-time and caused a penalty kick in a duel with Enes Ünal, who put the 3-2 on the scoreboard from eleven meters. Araújo made up for his mistake by heading in the 4-2.
“Mingueza doesn’t have to go to the side as often as we play with three players in the back. I have already spoken to him and everything has been clarified. It is good again between us, there is no problem at all. ” Koeman did not sit quietly in his chair anyway in the second half. “In the second half, the players were less concentrated and we made a lot of mistakes,” he explained. “The pace in possession dropped and we made it difficult with the 3-2. It was unnecessary. We cannot slow down. We have to learn from that. ”
With the win, Barcelona is five and three points behind Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid, respectively, but with one match less. On May 8, Simeone’s team will also come to the Camp Nou, so Barcelona is basically in control of winning the double. However, Seville should not be erased either: the South Spaniards have one point less and one match more than Barcelona. “Whether we feel our favorite? Well no, we don’t feel stronger than the three other teams ”, Koeman emphasized. “They are also in a good time. Every team has tough games ahead of them. It will all be decided on the last day of play. ”