During a press conference on the eve of the Copa del Rey second leg clash against Espanyol in the Round of 16, Enrique said: “I’m very happy”.
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Messi won the top honor at the Ballon d’Or awards gala in Zurich, but it was a night to celebrate the greatest achievements from the past year in world football. “Unfortunately I couldn’t attend”, he said, AS reports. I want to thank everyone who voted and my teammates, for without them none of this would ever have been possible.
“I don’t know if I should answer that or not, but it’s a good question”, he responded, as quoted by Sport, when asked about the January targets.
Some might say it’s easy to win trophies with the talent Barca has at their disposal, but it took some serious work for Enrique to get his three star forwards working well together and contributing to defensive work as well. Others like Neymar are beginning to be recognised worldwide.
“Whatever position he plays, he’ll add to the team, as a goalscorer and providing assists”.
“His ability to interpret the game is brilliant and indispensable and his numbers show that he is a complete player”.
The Barca boss was reluctant to discuss last week’s incidents saying, “nothing happened that didn’t happen in matches when I was a player or matches I’ve coached”.
Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has made a personal phone call to former Manchester City player Denis Suarez to convince him to return to the Nou Camp during the current transfer window, according to AS.
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“I think there were lots of players to help us have that incredible year and they also deserve these prizes but not everyone can win”.
