The Feyenoord boss has admitted that he was surprised to see Tito Vilanova as Pep Guardiola’s successor at Camp Nou, but revealed that the La Liga outfit is playing no different than last season.
Feyenoord Rotterdam head coach, Ronald Koeman, has revealed that he does not see Barcelona playing any different than last campaign despite Tito Vilanova taking over the managerial hot seat at Camp Nou from Pep Guardiola.
The 42-year-old tactician was appointed as Guardiola’s successor in April by the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Royal-95-c40387 Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), but it seems like that the Blaugrana’s new coach is keen to continue with the former Spanish international’s
philosophy.
Koeman, who played close to 200 matches for Barca during his six-year stint at Camp Nou, was pleased to see that the Cules have not made drastic changes, while admitting that he was surprised to see Vilanova becoming the new coach.
“Initially I was surprised by the decision to appoint Tito, but I don't see Barca playing a less exciting game than last year. The important thing is that Barcelona haven't made many changes. It's good for a new coach because he
can continue on the same line”, the Dutch mentor was quoted as saying to Marca.
The four-time European champions finished second on the La Liga table in the 2011/12 season. Although, they netted an impressive 114 goals throughout the campaign, the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Feyenoord-c39258 coach insisted that they lacked incisiveness upfront
that led to their failure to be crowned Spanish champions.
However, the Dutchman admitted that the new Barca boss will not face any difficulties this term.
“In a few games last season, they lacked someone up front, specifically a goal-scorer, but Tito now has players like Alexis or [David] Villa who are able to fill this role”, Koeman added.
The 49-year-old tactician went on to express his doubts over Barcelona’s youth academy, Barca B.
“I have my doubts about the quality coming from Barça B. I do not know if they can reach the level of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604”, Koeman concluded.
The Blaugrana have commenced the 2012/13 campaign brightly, winning all of their three league matches, and will play their next league encounter against Getafe on September 15.
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