SRNA WAS CLOSE TO BARÇA IN 2016/2017
Darijo Srna, from being 'shot' from Barça to leading Shakhtar in Montjuïc
Football takes many turns and Darijo Srna is proof of this. He has taken over the reins of the Shakthar Doneskt bench and will face, this Wednesday, the team he joined in the summer of 2016
The Champions League goes back to the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Compannys this Wednesday. The FC Barcelona will look for to direct his classification to the eighth of final in the visit of the Shakthar Doneskt (18:45 hours), at present trained by Darijo Srna. It did with the reins of the bench of the Ukrainian group after the exit of Patrick Go Leeuwen and his aim is to give continuity to his condition of idol, this time from the bench.
It is not a secret for anybody that Srna was one of the most wanted players by the fans of the Shakhtar, with a lot of reasons. It added 536 parties with the T-shirt of the team, in fifteen years of path, to the point to be one of the footballers more laureados and important of the history of the club. It could have been very distinct, because had the opportunity to play with the FC Barcelona in 2016, when it won his agreement and could arrive like free agent.
Of the dream of the Barça until the commitment with the Shakhtar
Before the beginning of the season 2016/2017, the Barcelona entity was in the research of an effective to reinforce the right side and the name of Srna was on the table. In fact, it was one of the candidates that more strength had in the Barcelona sportive direction, by several reasons: His experience in the football of maximum level, his contractual situation (had bond until 30 June 2016) and that had renounced to the selection of Croatia. Although it were 34 years old, it was one of the firm bets of the Barça.
However, from the Shakhtar finished to convince him so that it extended his stay a time more. In some statements that remembers the newspaper 'SPORT', the then footballer had commented that it had not forgiven never leave of the team: "I Am convinced to the one hundred by one hundred of the decision that have taken. I said him to the president that would prefer to win the League with the Shakhtar that the Champions League with the Barça. If it had gone me of here, no it would have forgiven it to me never".
The new challenge of Srna with the Shakhtar
The true is that Srna did not finish to leave never of Ukraine and has returned again. It was a time of trainer attach, but now is the captain of the ship and the expectations are maximum. It will not be easy the adventure, but debuted with victory (3-0 in front of the LNZ) and now is prepared for the challenge in front of the Barça. It has left clear, from a principle, that has arrived to help and do the best that can for the team of his life.
Has the fortune that it carries 'won' the heart of the fans of the Shakhtar. In his presentation commented that "I Accepted the offer of the Shakhtar because it is my family and when the family crosses a moment difficult have to help". It showed it like player and now wants to test it from the bench, although it has left more than clear a point: "I said Them that I am not Guardiola neither Klopp, that am Darijo Srna, that do not have a lot of experience like trainer but that have a heart of miner and that this heart has said me that I have to help in a difficult situation for the country and for the Shakhtar".
