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Ronald Koeman in the first friendly of the Barça

KOEMAN'S WORDS BEFORE THE GAMPER

Koeman, excited: "The Joan Gamper will be a special match"

Published:18/09/2020 - 18:56h

Updated:19/09/2020 - 01:54h

Ronald Koeman spoke in the preview of the Joan Gamper Trophy that Barça will play this Saturday against Elche. The Dutchman was excited and reported that he sees the team getting better and better physically and in football

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Ronald Koeman faces the straight final of this pre-season with a last party in front of the Elche. The FC Barcelona will confront to the Valencians in the Trophy Joan Gamper of this summer this Saturday from the 19:00 hours. It will be an interesting meeting in front of a recently risen that will serve to put to proof to the Barcelona a week before his debut in LaLiga in front of the Villarreal.

The Dutch technician spoke on this crash and showed very ilusionado to be able to step the Camp Nou for the first time since it signed by the Barça. "For me it is a special challenge. Be in the Camp Nou in a party that besides is the last before it begin the League... I expect that all go well. It is a party to look to forward", explained. The Dutch wants that his team arrive the best possible to the première suspender belt and will follow testing new things.

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Unfortunately for all, the stadium barcelonista will go back to be empty as in the final stretch of the past League. The prohibition that they go in fans to the field is still in vigour and the míster regrets not being able to be beside his people. "Always I have thought that the football it is necessary to play it with public. It is a pity what is touching us live, but have to accept it. It will be a special party in any case, but with the full field would be very different", declared

The one of Zaandam has clear that it will be a perfect party to follow improving so much physically as in the futbolístico. "It is our last friendly, a good party because we play it against a team of First, besides. A good proof to see how are in the physical subject and also at stake and in quality. We have to go to more and improve to face LaLiga with guarantees", affirmed.

In this sense, recognised that the pre-season is going very well in all the senses and sees to his players much better in the physicist and the tactical. The ex seleccionador of Holland expects that the meeting against the Elche was still better that the ones of the Nàstic and the Girona. "In the three weeks that carry have improved a lot in the physical appearance and this week have insisted a lot in the tactical subject, with appearances that already saw in front of the Girona. Ojalá In front of the Elche see the most complete meeting of which have played up to now", stood out.

Koeman Confirmed that Pjanic will debut in the Gamper

Finally, it admitted that it will have Miralem Pjanic for the Gamper. The bosnio already is training beside the rest of his mates and has left backwards his infection by coronavirus. Although the own Koeman recognised that it is not to his best level still by the fault of trainings, aims that will have his first minutes like culé. "Yes, it will be in the list. It can that it still was not to 100%, but surely will give him some minutes", finalised.

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