Former Barcelona player, Brazilian Rivaldo attacks Valverde and praises Zidane
Former Barcelona player Rivaldo indicated in press statements that the 3-2 defeat by Atlético de Madrid, at Atlético de Madrid, on Thursday, in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final, would put the future coach of the team, Ernesto Valverde.
The Brazilian star commented on the defeat of Barcelona with statements to the network, "Bitfire", in which he said: "Barcelona cannot tolerate important matches, this is frustrating, and the method of controlling the match was in order to preserve the result, but the team did not hold up defensively against a strong opponent led by Simeone."
Rivaldo added: "This loss will not benefit Valverde anything, and after the loss in Saudi Arabia, the club may consider the issue of its continuation, and I see the possibility of a change in the near future or at the end of the current season, because Barcelona cannot continue losing games like this," she quoted. Spanish newspaper "AS".
Regarding the "mouse" technique, Rivaldo pointed out that he is against this technique, adding: "I always say that I am against the mouse, but you have to apply the law and in this game the mouse was good, whether in the canceled goal of Messi or Pique."
Rivaldo touched on his statements to Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane, saying: "If someone doubted Zidane's capabilities as a coach after his first term with Real, I think he ended this matter, and he proved his ability to lead the team and create good playing methods and put his team in Competition well. "
