Ronald Koeman: If I return to Spain it's for FC Barcelona

Ronald Koeman does not forget his time with FC Barcelona, in the same way that Barca do not forget his Wembley goal that gave them their first European Cup. He closely follows Barcelona today and is aware of everything that happens there.

On Thursday spoke to 4G Radio microphones and has begun analysing the difficult start to the season that the club has had. "People aspire to the maximum to play well and win without difficulty. This start to the season has asked for more: they have conceded a lot of goals but the character of the team is good. Moreover, without Messi playing it is complicated. They need more time. Messi is always necessary. He dribbles, scores, he can only kill the game. Now they need players like Luis Suarez and Neymar."

Luis Enrique lamented after the match against Bayer Leverkusen about whistles from the fans, but Koeman recalled that "they whistled us more than Luis Enrique's Barcelona. The Catalans are accustomed to the best, it's normal. But the team may not be the same as before."

On the differences between Barcelona Luis Enrique and Pep Guardiola, the Dutch coach is clear: "You can not play better than Barcelona did under Guardiola but what counts are the titles and very few coaches have done what Luis Enrique managed last season."

Koeman declined to comment on the issue of the possible independence of Catalonia, and Petit's words on the bad atmosphere in the dressing room over the issue, merely stating that "I have not seen any fighting in the locker room".

Neither did he want to speak about whether the Ballon d'Or should be for Leo Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, "They both deserve it, I would have to give it to both," he said. 

He also added: "If I return to Spain, it would only be to Barcelona. Otherwise, I'll stay in England. For now, I'm very happy here."