The Argentine Gerardo Martino Tata Barcelona coach stressed on
the importance of today's game against Real Madrid in the Spanish league
Clasico at the "Santiago Bernabeu" within 29 round competitions of
"La Liga".
Tata told a news conference reported by the Spanish newspaper
"AS": "Yes, the Clasico is the last chance for Barcelona to
compete for the league, because it is difficult to compensate for a difference
of seven points with a team like Real Madrid in the last nine rounds of the
competition, because the big clubs do not make a lot of faults in crucial
moments.”
The Argentine coach added: "tie will also be a good
result, and we should have possession of the ball as long as possible, and the
imposition of a close monitoring on Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, to
invalidate their danger on goal."
He praised the Brazilian youngster striker Neymar, stressing
that it is the best Brazilian player of five in the world with Ronaldo and
Messi, and gave a very good work in the Manchester City Champions League.
On his first appearance at the Bernabeu, Tata Martino
replied: "All my focus is to avoid what the team suffered in match away to
Valladolid, and take advantage of the fantastic offer that we did against
Manchester City in England, because our position in the league makes us focus
on the win."
artistic director of the Barca praised also on Lionel Messi,
saying that the Argentine star has succeeded in restoring the team to track,
and erase the bad image that the team seemed in both legs of Sociedad and
Valladolid, stressing that Messi always proves that he is a major player in
crucial games, and he spoke to him often accompanied Fabregas preparation for
the Clasico, to alert the importance of defensive roles.
And Tata Martino finished the press conference talking about
the news of his departure from the Catalan club, saying: "I did not arrive
for the job for free, and I am fully aware that after each defeat, would find
this kind of reporting."
It is noteworthy that Barcelona is third with 66 points,
while Real Madrid tops the table of "La Liga" with 70 points.
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