Left-back Junior Firpo defended the colors of Barcelona from August 2019 until July this year, when he was signed by Leeds United. The player worked with coach Ronald Koeman in Catalonia, who recently stepped down to make way for Xavi.
In an interview with Ser chain, Firpo accused Ronald Koeman of “lying” when he asked for an explanation because he was given few opportunities to play.
“I asked Koeman for explanations (for not playing) until one day he started lying. At that point, when the coach starts lying and you realize you’re being tricked, why will you keep asking for explanations if he’s going to deceive you again and Is it again? You’re lying because I said things that don’t make sense, that I train poorly, that I contaminate the group, things like that… You can ask any player in the squad who was with me,” said the player.
“I don’t know what it means that I contaminate the group, I suppose it was referring to my attitude. I don’t know what the point of a young man who has just arrived and is going to contaminate a group that has won everything and has been there all his life. My opinion would not go away. change the way they train or in absolutely nothing,” he added.
In just under two years at Barcelona, ​​Junior Firpo has appeared on the field 41 times, with two goals scored and three assists.
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