DBasia.news – Luis Suarez did not accept when his coach at Barcelona, Ernesto Valverde, was blamed. According to him the defeat in the Spanish Super Cup semifinal match was the player’s fault.
In the Spanish Super Cup semifinal match, Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday (01/10/2020) AM, Lionel Messi and colleagues had to admit to the superiority of Atletico Madrid with a score of 2-3.
After the match was over, Luis Suarez said he did not blame Barcelona’s defeat on the coach, Ernesto Valverde. The 32-year-old player also said that it was the players who were to blame.
“Valverde? The coach is not guilty of this defeat,” Suarez stated. “This is not the situation of the players, but of the whole club, the coach does not bear any mistakes. We made the mistakes.”
“In a match like that, if you make a mistake, you have to pay dearly for it. Whether we win or lose, we have to criticize ourselves,” he added.
Suarez stressed that Barcelona players, including himself, must learn from the defeat. The former Ajax and Liverpool player also responded to the referee’s decision to annull goals from Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique.
“VAR’s decision affected our morale. This action can only be seen on replays. The referee is only human, he could be wrong. You have to get used to it,” Suarez concluded.