(Reuters) - A 3-0 defeat at Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday heaped more pressure on Barcelona’s under-fire manager Ronald Koeman but midfielder Frenkie de Jong said sacking him would not solve the club’s problems. Barcelona President Joan Laporta backed Koeman last week but said the board would not shirk tough decisions if they needed to be made. “I don’t think changing the coach is the solution,” Dutchman De Jong said. “As I’ve said just the other day, regarding my future I can’t say anything,” Koeman said. “Because I don’t know what the club is thinking in this respect, and I don’t want to answer any more questions on this because it is not in my hands.


Source:   Egypt Today
September 30, 2021 03:33 UTC