Ronald Koeman defends the struggle in the 1-1 draw against Granada in the La Liga game.
Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman defend himself after been criticized with his team performance against Granada.
The Catalan club played a 1-1 draw in the La Liga after they struggled really hard against Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
Barcelona got a late minute goal in other to secure a point after they conceded in the early minute of the game.
While speaking with the media after the game Koeman stated that the team he selected couldn’t play the Tiki Taka style but rather play the direct ball.
“If you see the squad list today do you really think we can play tiki-taki (sic)?”, the former Everton boss said.
Koeman added: “Barca right now is not the Barca of eight years ago.
“We play the Barca way but we don’t have the speed in wide areas because we have Coutinho who cuts inside and Demir who doesn’t reach the byline much.
“When Ansu Fati and Dembele come back then we will be different but they are not fit so we have to find alternatives.”
