Ronald Koeman News

FC Barcelona head coach Xavi believes that his side has a `psychological issue` and further admitted that players in his team lack courage.

Suarez doubled Atletico's lead just before halftime after Lemar again exposed gaping holes in the Barcelona defence, allowing him to slide the ball past Marc Andre Ter Stegen.

FC Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has slammed FIFA and UEFA for making a packed football calendar, causing injuries to players. Koeman's outburst came after Barcelona's two first team players, Gerard Pique and Sergi Roberto both got injured in their recent game against Atletico Madrid. To prevent further injuries, Koeman decided to rest Messi for their Champions League game against Dynamo Kiev.

FC Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman believes that they are not the favorites to win the Champions League this season but can still go far in the prestigious tournament. Ronald Koeman took over the reigns of Barca before the start of the new season, right after their humiliating 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals. In Barca's four domestic games so far under Koeman, they have seen mixed results. They have won two games while drawing one but lost to Getafe in their last outing on Saturday (Oct 17).

With 0-1 defeat at the hands of Getafe, Barcelona have slumped to first defeat in La Liga under new coach Ronald Koeman. The result left Barca ninth with seven points after four games, a week before the `Clasico` at home to Madrid, who remain top on 10 points. Getafe, on the other hand, have put themselves on level on points with the league leaders.

FC Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has urged everyone to look beyond the Lionel Messi transfer saga Messi, 33, returned to training with Ronald Koeman's new-look Barca side this month after failing to engineer a move away from Camp Nou this summer. The Barcelona president also said he has no plans to step down from his position despite a motion to remove him.

FC Barcelona have appointed Ronald Koeman as their next coach, the club said in a statement on Wednesday. Koeman has left his role as manager of the Netherlands and has signed a two-year-deal with Barcelona. Barca sacked Quique Setien on Monday after the club`s shocking 2-8 loss to Bayern Munich last week. Koeman enjoys much fanfare at Barca for scoring the goal that delivered the club`s first ever European Cup in 1992.

Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu has confirmed that Ronald Koeman will be announced as the club`s new head coach Koeman will be replacing Quique Setien who was sacked after the club`s 2-8 loss against Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarters He will be joining Barca after being the coach of the Dutch national side for two years.

According to a club source,Barca are negotiating a deal to appoint Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman as the successor to Quique Setien Setien was sacked after Barca's 2-8 thrashing at the hands of Bayern Munich Koeman is remembered in Barca for scoring the goal that delivered the club`s first ever European Cup in 1992.

FC Barcelona have sacked coach Quique Setien following last week's 2-8 Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich. During seven months in charge, Setien coached the first team in 25 matches, winning sixteen, drawing four and losing five matches. Barca finished the season trophy-less for the first time in 12 years

The 57-year-old was taken from his home by ambulance but after surgical intervention was in a stable condition, his wife Bartina told De Telegraaf daily.

The Dutch coach said he saw no need to talk to the 19-year-old central defender at halftime about how he failed to control an easy pass and then tripped England`s Marcus Rashford to give away a penalty in the 32nd minute.

The midfielder was one of the heroes of Ajax’s unexpected progress to the Champions League semi-finals, where they were beaten by Tottenham Hotspur. 

The Dutch, on the road to recovery under new manager Ronald Koeman after failing to qualify for the last two major tournaments.

The result means the Netherlands can win the group if they draw in Gelsenkirchen against Germany on Monday, usurping the last two World Cup winners to advance to next June`s Nations League finals.

The three-time World Cup runners-up have failed to qualify for this year's FIFA World Cup in Russia but Koeman's second game at the helm saw goals from Depay, Babel and van Dijk in an impressive 3-0 win in a friendly.

Wesley is one of the best Dutch internationals in recent years, the Dutch football association KNVB said in a statement.

The 54-year-old is the seventh coach in eight years for the Dutch team, who were runners-up at the 2010 World Cup and finished third in 2014 but failed to qualify for the 2018 finals in Russia.

The 44-year-old will be in the dugout for Wednesday's intimidating trip to champions Chelsea in the last 16 of the League Cup.

Koeman arrived from Southampton in 2016 amid huge expectations and was granted the resources to revamp the squad in the last transfer window with a net spend of 54 million pounds.