Ronald Koeman
Ronald Koeman
Ronald Koeman; born 21 March 1963) is a former Dutch footballer and the current manager of English club Everton. He is the younger brother of former Feyenoord coach Erwin Koeman and the son of former Dutch international Martin Koeman. A composed player, Koeman was capable of being deployed both as a defender and as a midfielder, and he frequently played as a sweeper, due to his vision and his ability on the ball. One of the best attacking central defenders...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth21 March 1963
CityZaandam, Netherlands
Losing three internationals in this match were the reason for our poor second half,
In the first half we played well but we suffered a goal from a corner. In the second period we changed the team but Ricardo Rocha was sent off and our work became harder. This is a terrible start for us but we will keep on working. I think we will improve because we have a good team.
In the second half we controlled the game more and had a couple of chances to equalize.
In the second game we're going to do the same thing, fight until the last minute. Barcelona will have to attack and it will be a game more or less like this one.
We won an important game but not a decisive one.
We're disappointed with the result. The only positive thing is that after the two matches we have an advantage as we won 3-0 (in Amsterdam) and lost 2-1.
These are two great clubs and history is history. We admire George Best as well, but that has no influence over tomorrow's game.
We knew Manchester United were not in the best form at the moment and we came to attack and played very well,
We were very nervous in the first half. We surrendered too much possession. We can still spring a surprise in Barcelona.
It's going to be hard in Liverpool, but sometimes we play better against big-name teams.
It's hard enough to play against Barcelona. It's harder when you've got the referee against you.
We know we can surprise them, but we must also respect Barcelona and acknowledge that they have a great team. Nothing is impossible.
We did something people did not expect. It was a great job.
We know no fear. We know where we can hurt Barcelona and we're going to battle until the last minute to surprise them.