Martino: Barcelona Win with Seven Goals on Levante Has Exceeded all Expectations



Expressed Argentine Gerardo Tata Martino, new coach of Barcelona delighted to win the great achievements the team Levante (7-0) in the meeting, the first formal him under his command at the beginning of a trip defend Barca for the title of the Spanish league football, pointing out that "exceeded all expectations".
Martino, at a news conference after the meeting, that he decided to remove team star Lionel Messi in the second half, in a scene uncharacteristic, "to save his efforts", as the season, "too long", while opening the door to the possibility of relaxing the  "Flea "In team matches that settled the outcome early.
He explained, "neither I nor any other coach will change Messi  in an equal game, but in the games resolved quickly we may be saving his effort to be in good condition throughout the season."
And about the course of the game he praised the attitude of the players and private pressure on the opponent's front lines if he gave the ball away, adding "we have stressed the importance of pressure on the New opponent’s is the number of minutes in which we practice pressure on the opposing defense."
He continued, "It's a new things, reserved. Promised to do it again, but it is just the beginning. Duty is to restore some of the things that players stopped doing it, they know that they no longer do."
Although the score big, Martino said that there are some details that should be improved, adding "that could be playing more severe. Possible that there will be more alternatives in attack, with the combination of playing direct cooperation and penetration depth. We had a chance to score Xavi Hernandez and Dani Alves . now we must continue with this approach, for a period of 90 minutes. "
On the participation of Brazilian Neymar, pointed out that the goal is to adapt quickly with the team, but said that a merger with the team must be done gradually.



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