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Setien admits differences with Barca

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BARCELONA: Barcelona coach Quique Setien has said he does not always see eye-to-eye with his squad as their La Liga title bid threatens to unravel following Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo.
Second-placed Barca trail Real Madrid by two points with six games to go and face a gruelling match at home to third-placed Atletico Madrid on Tuesday which they need to win to stay in close contention in the title race.
“It’s true that you often have arguments with players as you do in everyday life and that’s nothing new,” Setien told a virtual news conference on Monday.
“I was not an easy player to deal with and I understand this perfectly well. What we have to do is try to convince everyone that we have to defend a common idea,” added the former Atletico Madrid, Logrones and Racing Santander midfielder. Footage of the Celta match showed Lionel Messi ignoring instructions from assistant Eder Sarabia during the water break.
Striker Luis Suarez, meanwhile, appeared to criticise Setien in a post-match interview, saying it was the coaching staff’s job to analyse why the team keep dropping points away from home.
Setien, however, tried to play down suggestions there was a rift between him and his players.“These are random incidents and I don’t give them too much importance. When you don’t win games everyone tries to stir the pot but this is the circus we’re in,” he said.
“We’re more concerned about the general atmosphere of the team and overall the relationship with the squad is good. It’s true that we don’t agree about certain things.” (Reuters)

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