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Feb72020 by JBNo Comments

‘Barcelona get enough sh*t thrown at them’ – Jordi Alba hits out at Abidal

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Jordi Alba has joined Lionel Messi in calling out Barca's director of football Eric Abidal for his recent comments aimed at the club's players after the sacking of Ernesto Valverde. The Frenchman suggested in an interview with Sport that players were unhappy under Valverde and didn't work hard enough for him. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); After Barcelona's 1-0 loss to Athletic Club in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals on Thursday, Alba joined Messi in calling out Eric Abidal. "This club gets enough sh*t thrown at it from the outside so we shouldn't be throwing sh*t at ourselves," Alba told reporters. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "Abidal was a player, he is loved by the fans and that's why he should know what it's li...

What Messi told Barca chief in phone call after furious row with Abidal

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Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has assured the club he is ready to move on from an ugly public falling out with Eric Abidal, according to recent reports. Messi hit out at Abidal after the Barca sporting director suggested player power played a key role in the sacking of Ernesto Valverde. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Messi wrote on his Instagram for Eric Abidal to reveal the players or else he was ‘dirtying everyone’s name’. According to ESPN, Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu flew back to Spain to hold talks with Abidal and CEO Oscar Grau. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Bartomeu has spoken to the Argentine forward on the phone on three separate occasions since his comments on Instagram. Messi assured the ...

Barcelona in crisis: Abidal in future talks amid Lionel Messi row

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Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has reportedly called a meeting with Eric Abidal to discuss his future at the club after a public disagreement with Lionel Messi. On Tuesday, Lionel Messi asked Abidal to "give names" after the latter criticised Barca players over their work ethic. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Abidal - a former team-mate of Messi at Barcelona - claimed players in the current team were unhappy and had not been working enough under former manager Ernesto Valverde. Valverde was sacked in the January window and later replaced by Quique Setien. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "A lot of players were not happy and did not work much and there was also a problem with internal communication," Abidal to...