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Ronald Koeman ignored Lionel Messi

By Alexis Almosnino

The Barcelona coach, in the run-up to the duel with Real Sociedad, asked not to "live from the past" after the Argentine's departure and spoke of the club's goals.

The Barcelona coach, in the run-up to the duel with Real Sociedad, asked not to "live from the past" after the Argentine's departure and spoke of the club's goals.

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Lionel Messi is no longer a Barcelona player and it is something that Ronald Koeman has already begun to assimilate. In the pre-match against Real Sociedad, at the start of LaLiga, the Dutchman asked not to "live from the past" after the goodbye of the Argentine, who is now part of Paris Saint-Germain.

"I think that in general it is painful for all the Catalans. I understand what Messi has done for this club and the type of player he is. We miss him for being such an important player in the history of Barça ”, the coach began by saying at a press conference. “You don't have to live off the past.

They are things that happen. People change teams and the young people we have have a future and I am excited. Hopefully we have the help and enthusiasm of the Catalans. Messi is the past and you don't have to live from the past, you have to live today and tomorrow and work hard to achieve what we want to achieve”, added Koeman.

On the other hand, the 58-year-old strategist referred to the objectives of the club and admitted that being champion of the Champions League is "something else" and that, as always, the regularity of the season will be marked by domestic competition.


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