Barcelona manager, Quique Setien, has insisted he did not feel criticised by Lionel Messi’s remarks, after the 2-1 shock defeat to Osasuna on Thursday.
Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, Setien also made it clear he has not thought about resigning from the role.
Messi labelled Barca “inconsistent” and “weak” in an angry interview, after Real Madrid were crowned Spanish champions for the first time since 2017.
The Argentine superstar also said performances since January had been very bad.
That comment was interpreted in many quarters as targeted at Setien, who replaced Ernesto Valverde at the beginning of 2020.
“No, not at all,” Setien replied when asked if he felt singled out by Messi.
“I think in certain moments we all say things that are interpreted badly. It’s the fruit of a moment of frustration.
“Some things we agree on and other things we don’t. [Messi] is right to say that if we play as badly as we have done in some games, we won’t win anything.
“But we have also played well in other games and, playing like that, we could win things. We have to be more consistent. If we manage to play as we did against Villarreal, we could win the Champions League.”
Anaedoonline.ng reported that Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi did not hold back in his fierce criticism against his side after a lowly defeat to Osasuna confirmed an end to their La Liga title reign.
The Catalan giants succumbed to their sixth defeat of the season on Thursday night, July 16, with Messi typically leaving mouths agape with a stunning free kick but it was not enough to salvage their season.
In fact, regardless of the outcome of the game, Real Madrid were always going to secure the league title with a positive result against Villareal.
Speaking after the match, an agitated Messi criticized his side’s overall 2019/2020 campaign insisting his side were simply “not good enough”.
“We have to be self-critical. Starting with the players but doing a global self-criticism. We are Barca and we have to win everything.
We can’t look at Madrid. Madrid have done their job, but we have helped them a lot. If we want to win the Champions League, we have to change a lot. If we continue like this, we will lose the game against Napoli,” Messi went on.
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