Valverde: Not sure of Barca stay next season

The Barcelona coach, Ernesto Valverde, gave an interview to Barça TV to take stock of the year and foresee what may be 2019. However, on its continuity, he gave no clue. He has an optional third course, but he has not said whether he will do it or not. The ‘Txingurri’ feeds the doubt.
What will he do next season? “Who knows, I never think about the long term or the long term, I want everyone to be well and satisfied with my work, we’re not going to cheat, you do not win LaLiga and everyone looks at the coach. I look to meet the objectives and, as we have so much left, we’ll see what happens. ”
A 2018 without complaints. “I do not think so, we have reasons to be happy about how 2018 has gone.”
Content of the dynamics. “The first laps, the stretch from summer to Christmas, do not serve to win anything, but to lose things, last year, the first round was fundamental for LaLiga, and in the Champions League it is not the same to be first in the group as second. We have work to do, but we are in the dynamic we wanted. ”
Do not think about the past “I do not think too much about how it was last season, I have it as a reference, I do not forget that we only lost a league match, but I try to look forward, we have a different team, with other players, there have been changes”.
Grateful to the Greeks. “My time at Olympiacos is one of the things that I keep with more affection, what I experienced in Greece is out of control, and the reception they gave me when we went to play for Barça was spectacular.”
The emotions. “I miss a little what I can transmit to people from outside, I am not a very calm person, I have never been, I have considered myself nervous, impatient … When we won LaLiga we had joy, but it is true that we were first for a long time. ”
The final of the Iniesta Cup. “I do not know if the Cup final was the best match, but it was a game that was set in. We were mentalized, we came from a complicated situation and we had to reaffirm ourselves, they are dates in which you have to signify.”
Iniesta, farewell. “It was fortunate to share the previous season with him, for all his significance as a footballer, his Cup final will remain in the memory of the people.”
The signings, with time to adapt. “It was important that the signings were from the first day, as well as calibrating the B players in the US The preseason was good because we were able to work and the arrival of the internationals conditioned the focus of the Super Cup a bit.”
Arthur and Lenglet. “They fit in very well, Lenglet knew LaLiga, which helps him adapt to the rhythm of the games, and at Barça he has become an indispensable player due to the circumstances that have prevailed in his position. perfectly to the style of game of the Barça “.
Malcom “Malcom is a winger, a different player with a goal, injuries have weighed him to a certain extent, but he has a lot of future ahead of him.”
Defense of Vidal. “The signing of Arturo Vidal resembles what happened with Paulinho, they are players who are strong competitors who have played in big leagues and can play great games, they are tour players, and in the case of Arturo, you know that he will play the same against him. Madrid vs. Cultural Leonesa I already know that we have very good players in the position like Busquets or Arthur, but we also need players that measure themselves in air balls, go to pressure and transmit enthusiasm. ”
Winter market. “We have been fair in the center position because of the injuries of Samuel and Thomas, and on the side we also had a couple of episodes with Sergi Roberto, the defense has had more problems.”
Murillo “We were looking for an experienced player, who could join immediately, it was a priority, this player can help us because the League and Cup matches come fast, we’ve been in an emergency moment.”
Two bad days in LaLiga. “LaLiga is tighter and that is the merit of all the teams, but also because we have not been very well, there have been two games where we have not been well: Leganés and Betis.”
The best match “I’m with 5-1 at Madrid, it’s a Classic, the game against the eternal rival, a match with a global impact, we were in a good situation, we had great performances against Sevilla, Inter, Tottenham … Madrid is framed within that context. ”
The system. “We always want to keep the style, with balance and giving the situation.” Last year Leo was always more in the middle, but now he starts a little more from the band.When we defend ourselves, we organized similarly. we also change the drawing for the casualties “.
Dembélé. “It’s Dembélé’s first full season, he’s a very talented player and we want to see him on the field, we’re seeing him, but he can certainly give us more.”
Wembley, turning point. “It was an important game, we played against the strongest rival of the group and we had to give some measure, it was important to win and also because we did it, we came from a defeat and two draws against Leganes, Athletic and Girona and we got over it” .
Messi “What would stand out about him is the degree of responsibility he has towards the team, he wants to play as soon as he comes out of injury, he always appears, he has a great mental strength to be there permanently.” I have not seen another equal. The Champions? He is aware of what the fans want, it’s a competition where you can not have an error. ”
The faults of Messi. “The degree of effectiveness that Leo has with fouls is very high, it’s normal for rivals to try to minimize it and we’ll open the way by putting men on the fence, for example …”
The inconveniences of Suarez. “I’m not very worried about that, you see the character you have and you see that it goes better than before, you have to be careful with it, but we think we can go forward.”
The free spirit of Dembélé. “The dribblers are necessary in any team, sometimes they surprise you in other things, they go in the package, but it is like that, football is not just a passing game, at a given moment, there have to be players that face the rival. They are very valuable, sometimes we talk a lot about passing lines, but in the end what we have to do is take the ball to players like Dembélé. ”
Unpredictable Ousmane. “Dembélé has the virtue that he can handle himself with both legs, it’s unpredictable, we do not know what he’s going to do … Imagine the opposites.”
Coutinho. “Philippe has played a lot since the beginning, he started acting indoor and over time we have been changing because we are looking for a balance in the team, he will play normally, it was a pity that he got injured just after his best game, which was against Inter” .
Pique. “Yes, he’s doing a great season, he responds to a very high level in all the games, he gives a lot to talk about extra-sports, he handles things that others would decentralize, and that’s admirable.”
Aleñá. “It’s extraordinary to have him with us, we did not sign him up because we did not know how he was going to recover from the muscle injury he had, but as soon as we could, he came in with a dorsal and we trusted him a lot. Now, there are days when you can play. ”
The boys of B. “The subsidiary has changed a lot, it is not easy to play in Segunda B against veteran rivals and its priority is to dominate the areas, it will finish well, sure, and it has players who are getting stronger”.
Champions, pending issue? “It’s not, it’s an illusion, like every year, the illusions are renewed, the experience you’ve had before serves for what comes.”
Critic to the VAR. “It takes three minutes to score a goal, but I’m not going to be deceived … The VAR arrives because there is controversy, because sometimes it seems that the blood goes to the river. referees never, and with the VAR that is fixed, we hope that in the Champions League it will be applied as in LaLiga “.

Training the Barça is an apprenticeship. “This is a continuous learning, something happens every day, we have to adapt to everything, our priority is for the club to work, for the team to play well and for the people to be happy, our work is always analyzed a posteriori. skin before games, I try to learn from all this. “