Jules Kounde hopes Saturday’s La Liga clash with Atletico Madrid will restore his confidence.
Jules Kounde believes Barcelona’s game against Atletico Madrid will restore their confidence after the Blaugrana struggled to a single win in their last six La Liga games, ESPN reported on Friday.
Kounde believes Barcelona’s problems are down to a number of factors, but the French right-back admits the Blaugrana are not as good as they were at the start of the season, particularly giving up the ball too easily.
‘It’s because of a number of things, we just didn’t play well in all aspects of the game,’ Kounde said. ‘We started with a pressing (not as good as before). It was also a focus. Technically, we gave the ball away too easily, especially in La Liga because we did well in the Champions League. ‘
‘I would say it was mostly us. I give credit to the teams that beat us or draw us, but in every game we had the chance to win, but we didn’t play well enough and didn’t score. It’s up to us to fix that.’
‘We like these games (against teams like Atletico Madrid). We play ทางเข้า ufabet well in these games. They are big games of the season, you could say.’
Adding to Barcelona’s difficulties, manager Hansi Flick will be absent from the sidelines after being handed a controversial two-match suspension for a minor protest during the game against Betis.
While he questioned the fairness of the decision, he dismissed concerns that Flick’s absence would impact the team’s preparation or performance.