🗣 - Deco in an interview with @esport3 : "Vitor Roque's sanction? These are things that are difficult to understand and scare us, but we have to continue. We have already said what we had to say"
🗣 - Deco: "Var? VAR is not helping us and we are not clear that things are being done fairly. What is happening does not help football. There are many things to improve."
🗣 - Deco: "Xavi's departure?It has been a surprise for everyone. At the end of the season we considered renewing Xavi. Xavi did not want a long contract, because if he did not win it would weigh heavily. We respect his decision.We did not consider this project without Xavi."
🗣 - Deco:"Criticism on Xavi? The work of rebuilding the team is not valued. Xavi's work is for the club. I would give him a 10, because we are the current League champion. It seems that Madrid has already won the League. The titles are decided at the end and there is a lot left"
🗣 - Deco: "Election of the new coach? I haven't started talking to any coach, because we are still assimilating the goodbye to Xavi. We talk a lot with the president and the decision will be joint"
🗣 - Deco: "German school? Before talking to anyone we have to define what we want to do. The season is not over yet. There are many things to compete for still. There will be time"
🗣 - Deco: "Mourinho? He's a friend, but I haven't spoken to him in a while."
🗣 - Deco: "Pep Guardiola? He is a great coach, there is no discussion. He has been the coach of the best Barça in history and then he has continued to win outside of Barça. He is the best coach in the world today. But the truth is we are not talking to any coach."
🗣 - Deco: "Profile of the next coach? What we are looking for is a profile like the one we have now, that adapts, that we have young people that we must promote, that we are not to be able to sign next season, to optimize resources. It has to be a coach who knows how Barça is.
🗣 - Deco: "Has the club supported Xavi? Beyond the opinions is that we believe in Xavi's work. We have had very important injuries and we are achieving objectives such as being in the Champions League round of 16.Maybe we have only failed against Villarreal."
🗣 - Deco: " My relationship with Xavi? We constantly debate ideas, but Xavi has his staff. As football people and former teammates we talk about football."
🗣 - Deco: "Am I satisfied with the games? There are times when we have not played well and it is not always because of injuries. We do not look for excuses. When it is not done well, it is not done well and there is no discussion."
🗣 - Deco: "What style of play do I want? Barça has always been a little bit of everything. History has been made with players from La Masia, with high-level players, with young people who came to La Masia..."
🗣 - Deco: "Busquets' absence?It's a very specific profile. There isn't one on the market and those that do have their clubs don't let them leave. City won't let Rodri leave and Bayern won't let Kimmich leave.We opted for Gündogan,which is a different profile but has experience."
🗣 - Deco: "Important transfers? What I would like would be to improve the squad and not make it worse. I think selling Araujo and De Jong to bring in Mbappé would make the squad worse."
🗣 - Deco: "Cancelo and Felix? We were missing a player like Cancelo to complete the right back and his arrival has balanced that position. Joao Félix came due to the departure of Dembélé and Ansu. Felix's lowered salary has helped us."
🗣 - Deco: "Lamine Yamal? We have already made an effort with him. He debuted without having a contract and in the summer we made an effort to have him for many years. He has three more years on his contract and when he turns 18 we will extend it"
🗣 - Deco: "Raphinha? I never offered Raphinha to Barça. The one who asked me about him was Jordi Cruyff"
🗣 - Deco: "Jorge Mendes? He was my agent, but I don't think Barça treats him better than other representatives. He helped us bring in two players at zero cost. We would like all the agents to help us like that"
🗣 - Deco: "Rafa Marquez? He is doing his job and is growing as a coach. The reserve team is a great experience. We hope he continues for many years, because we want quality coaches. For an emergency, we do think about him."
🗣 - Deco: "Alejandro Echevarria? He is a friend of mine, but I don't know if he has any role in the club."
🗣 - Deco: "Aleix Garcia? Xavi said publicly that he likes him. We have not been able to replace Gavi's loss. We have the option of Christensen, who Xavi has already tried in the midfield. We have to look at options."
🗣 - Deco: "Thiago Motta? I haven't seen many Bologna games, because with so many games and trips I don't have time to see anything other than the big teams. But it's true that Thiago is doing a good job. Of course I haven't spoken to him in many years."
🗣 - Deco: "Jonatan Giraldez? He has done a great job in the women's field."
🗣 - Deco: "Arguments to convince the next coach Barça is great. They have the ability to react and move forward. Barça is the current champion, although it may not seem like it. They have made a competitive team. They have produced quality young players."
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