Barcelona head coach Ronald Koeman is concentrating on having fun with his time as coach of the workforce, conceding that he might on the roles for just a few weeks extra after their defeat to arch-rivlas Real Madrid. The loss left Barcelona reeling at ninth place on the Spanish league standings.
Barcelona now journey to Madrid to face an in-form Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday in a match that might decide Koeman’s future as supervisor.The Dutch former Barcelona participant was appointed in August 2020. While he stays a Barcelona nice for his contributions as a participant, he has not had a clean trip since taking up as coach, having to cope with the membership promoting talisman Lionel Messi earlier this 12 months after which getting off to an underwhelming begin to the season which has yielded 15 factors from 9 league video games.”I’m a grown up and I know how those things work,” Koeman advised reporters on Tuesday.”I want to enjoy the time that I have left, either if it is eight years, six months, one year, or some weeks. I think it’s important that we win this game in Madrid, we can’t afford back-to-back losses.”Koeman additionally dismissed the importance of some supporters surrounding his automotive as he made his exit from the Camp Nou following the loss to Real.”It is a social problem. Uneducated people that don’t understand rules and values. Inside the stadium the environment was completely different and that is what I keep in mind, that festive vibe, not with those kinds of people,” he stated.A potential concern for Koeman is that he could also be with out teenage ahead Ansu Fati due to ache in his surgically repaired proper knee.”He doesn’t feel right, we will decide on Wednesday morning if he makes the trip,” the supervisor stated.Rayo, who’re seventh in La Liga and one level forward of Barca, having been impressed this season by the arrival of veteran Colombian striker Radamel Falcao. They have received 4 of their final six video games and shall be roared on by a hopeful house crowd.”They are a really tough team to beat and they are even better this season. We’ll have to be in our best shape to beat them in their home,” Koeman stated.