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Between Ronald Koeman and Xavi, Miralem Pjanic clearly seems to have a preference between the two men. Transferred on September 7 to Sharjah FC (United Arab Emirates club) by Barça, the midfielder returned to the 2020-2021 season where he played in Barcelona under the orders of the Dutch coach. Little used by Ronald Koeman, the Bosnian was then loaned for a season by the Catalan club to Besiktas. Questioned by the media “Què T’hi Jugues”, Pjanic did not spare his former coach:
“I was very surprised when I saw Koeman’s training sessions. They were without intensity, without tactics, without ideas. We didn’t prepare for matches”
Pjanic praises Xavi
Returning last summer to Barça following his loan in Turkey, the former Lyonnais was able to do training sessions and preparation matches under the orders of Xavi, before leaving for the United Arab Emirates. If the Spanish technician was not against keeping the midfielder, the Catalan leaders wanted him to leave in order to lower the club’s payroll. Pjanic reflected on the few weeks he spent with Xavi before his move to Sharjah FC.
“I saw a good, very good preparation, like at Juventus, where we won everything. Now the club is training with a lot of intensity and the coach and his staff have been very clear with us: ‘This year we are going to run, we are going to train to the maximum. Even those who don’t play have very intense training sessions.”
The least we can say is that Pjanic did not carry Ronald Koeman in his heart, unlike Xavi.
?? MIRALEM PJANIC on Koeman al trainings #QTJ!
❌ “Estaba muy sorprendido cuando veía los entrenamientos con Koeman. Eran sin intensidad, sin táctica, sin ideas. No preparábamos los partidos”
✅ “Con Xavi es diferente, se entrena muy bien”#FCBlive pic.twitter.com/Jfsnqnz7o7
— Què T’hi Jugues (@QueThiJugues) October 7, 2022
to summarize
Between Ronald Koeman and Xavi, Miralem Pjanic seems to have a clear preference between the two men. The now former Barça player severely tackled the training sessions set up by Koeman, and praised Xavi’s working methods.
