Joules Koundé has stood out from his presentation like player of the FC Barcelona the importance that had Xavi Hernández in his final decision. The defender, that has been summoned by the French selection for the meetings of the Nations League, has reiterated in an interview for 'L'Équipe' the important role that has had the Barcelona trainer for all the operation.
The defender has not hid even that the conversation with the míster Catalan liked him much more that the one who sustained with the technician of Chelsea in that moment. "I spoke with Tuchel and felt that had win to do me come, but simply preferred the speech of Xavi", affirms for the half Frenchman. "I arrive to an enormous club, that has known good moments and that, lately, has had less. I come to a project that I would not call reconstruction, because we already have a competitive team, but a backstitch", aims Koundé.
The player also has added: "it interested me form part of this new wave, in search of titles, and go back to put to the Barça where always has been, between the best. Afterwards it was the conversation with the trainer. We speak of football, mainly. I felt a real confidence, a real knowledge of my game and my qualities", has explained to the French newspaper.
The player has explain also that the Catalan technician what wanted of him, in addition to showing him how would fit in the form to play of the Barcelona. "When it speak with him it said me that my qualities corresponded with his plan of game, beginning from backwards, playing high, using my qualities of speed and anticipation. Also it wants an aggressive team: we are one of the teams that more presiona high, that more runs. It saw me in this system and I also".
Change of project
Koundé Has taken advantage of to remember that the Seville arrived to aventajar to the Barça by 15 points the past season when it arrived Xavi. "It did a second part soberbia. I saw it play a lot, saw the changes that did and in which direction went. It liked me". For the moment, and although it knows that the player is more comfortable like head office, the technician is planting him especially of right side after the exit of Dest and the process of adaptation of Bellerín, that arrived the last day of market.