Barcelona midfielder De Jong: Changing coach not the solution
Barcelona midfielder De Jong: Changing coach not the solution[/b]
Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong insists coach Ronald Koeman should be kept on after their Champions League defeat to Benfica.
De Jong was one of the better performers on a difficult night for Los Cules, however the club's Champions League campaign is in danger of being a total disaster after losing to both Bayern Munich and Benfica in their opening two group-stage matches.
"I don't think changing the coach is the solution," De Jong declared in his post-match interview.
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"I can't talk about Koeman, it's not my place.
"We have to keep fighting, stay together and overcome this situation. We can only escape this with hard work and being united as a team."
De Jong felt that Barcelona's performance in the first half wasn't too bad, but it was the missed chances which cost the Blaugrana.
"It's a difficult moment right now, they scored the first goal very early," he added.
"That always makes things difficult.
"In the first half we didn't play badly; we created chances but we didn't score. After the second goal the game was too open and we didn't react well."
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