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Messi was excused from criticism ahead of Elche win – Koeman – The World Game
Lionel Messi was not among the veteran Barcelona stars Ronald Koeman called on to step up prior to Thursday morning’s (AEDT) win against Elche, the coach insists….
Barca headed into the match at Camp Nou having endured consecutive disappointing results in their previous two games, losing 4-1 at home to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League and then conceding a late equaliser to Cadiz in a 1-1 draw.
While Koeman has come to rely heavily on teenagers Pedri and Francisco Trincao this season, it was the more experienced players he demanded more from in his pre-match news conference on Tuesday.
That would presumably include Messi, the team’s 33-year-old captain,…
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