Jordi Cruijff will return to Barcelona in a position within the technical secretariat, it was announced last week. However, the former attacker emphasizes that he will act as an advisor to chairman Joan Laporta. Ronald Koeman therefore does not have to worry that Cruijff will interfere with the technical matters surrounding the first team of Barcelona.
“Cruyff is a wild card in case an emergency arises at Barcelona”, Laporta reported in the Spanish media last week. The president of the Catalans did not specifically address the emergency situation he described. “Jordi has already fulfilled the necessary tasks in his career . In an emergency, it can be an immediate solution to some situations, which may be temporary.”
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Despite Laporta’s words, the returned Cruijff does not intend to sit next to Koeman in the Barcelona dugout. “I’m not going to sit on the couch, no”, that’s how it sounds in conversation with Cadena SER. “I understand that something like this comes up, because I have been a trainer for the last three years. But that is not my intention. Ronald is the trainer and I am only here to help where necessary. There is always plenty of work to be done at this club. I have always had a good relationship with Koeman and there is mutual respect wilcard he is not so busy, where others are.”
Cruijff thinks it is a good thing that Koeman will also be associated with Barcelona next season as a coach. “He has a lot of experience and knows the club through and through. I know that he has had a difficult and complicated first year and the new one is now gone. Ronald knows better than anyone what pressure will come at Barcelona and how high the expectations are always. He is used to that and that will not hinder him for the future. Ronald is extremely motivated to make it a success,” said Cruijff.
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