Former Barcelona coach Quique Setien has now opened up about his time at Camp Nou. He left Real Betis to take up the Barcelona head coach job but just after few months, he was sacked when Barcelona was thrashed by Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
Setien has now attended the Hoy por Hoy program of Cadena Ser. He has told the following things, as reported by Marca.
“When I get to a place I always think that I am going to stay my whole life, but I am perfectly aware that you live from the results and if you do not win you will last three games. It is difficult to carry because it does not allow you to work in the long term But I have that ability to think. In Lugo I have already stayed for six years, receiving other offers, because I was identified. In Seville I was very good in my daily work with people, I have an extraordinary relationship with the president and vice president, I had two wonderful years, ” Setién began by saying .
“In recent months there is a group of fans who do not swallow me, do not see anything positive and I have to go,” said the Santander. Regarding his relationship with the press, he said: “It’s what I don’t like about football. I still enjoy the game like when I played in my neighborhood. I love to play football and I support myself just because I can enjoy playing football. with footballers, daily work, training … but going to a press conference in Seville , for example, is very hard “.
Regarding his departure from Barça , after being thrashed against Bayern Munich in the Champions League , he said: “I have already paid the mourning that I had to pay. I don’t regret signing for Barcelona, it was a dream, but being There I found a lot of things that surprised me, very, very complicated situations that I could not solve or that I had to make other decisions. But now there is no turning back. A very difficult stage has coincided for the club and they have happened a series of things. I have my percentage of fault as a coach, but not all, “he concluded.