Barcelona boss Quique Setien was forced to apologize for the behavior of his assistant Eder Sarabia after footage captured his number 2 scolding his players furiously at El Clasico last week.
The Catalans performed disappointingly in the 2-0 defeat to their fierce rivals by Real Madrid, and after the match, Spanish TV channel “Gol” showed images of Serabia’s rage to the likes of Antoine Griezmann and Gerard Pique.
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Setien was forced to apologize for the conduct of his assistant during the defeat against Real Madrid
Setien, who is already under pressure at Camp Nou despite his appointment in January, has been forced to apologize for the explosion in Serabia.
He told the Spanish newspaper El Periodico: “We cannot behave like that.
“We don’t like to see things like that, we made a mistake and we have to try to prevent something like that from happening again.
“This situation affected me a lot because I am concerned about the image of the club. We must take care of this image, because we can be criticized for substitutions, tactics, etc., but not for our behavior. “
The images seem to show that Serabia is frustrated by Griezmann for a moderate effort against Thibaut Courtois, when he would have answered two errors of Nelson Semedo by saying: “He does nothing what he should do.”
And Setien, quoted by Sport, revealed that his number 2 worked on his temper during the matches.
He said: “Eder is a child with a great temper, which suits us brilliantly for many things, but he has to learn to control himself.
“He is working on it, trying to improve, because we have had these situations. He is trying to fix it.
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“He is a young boy, an impulsive boy, who has so much energy and for many things, it is really positive. But we are on the bench of the club that we represent and our behavior must be exemplary.
“We talked about it, he is also worried. We apologized, and most of all I did, because in the end, it was my fault, I should control these things. “
Setien has been under pressure in recent weeks following a series of lackluster postings that are one point behind Real’s current La Liga standings.
But he hopes Barcelona will find the track on Saturday night against Real Sociedad.
