RIQUELME: Thanks to Barca for bringing me to European football Xavi must have been very good at coaching

Live bar December 14, Maradona Cup, the two sides will be Barca and Boca Youth, before the game, Argentina's famous player, the current Boca Youth Vice President Roma Riquelme was interviewed by the "Marca Newspaper", during which he recalled the past of playing for Barca, as well as the expectations for Xavi coaching.

Barca opened the door to Europe for Romain

"The feeling of Barcelona is always the best. Thanks to that club, I was fortunate enough to land in European football and I will always be grateful for that alone. Although it was only a year old, I enjoyed it very much. In fact, I go to Barcelona at least once a year, which is a city that I love. ”

"On the street, people always treated me warmly, and now I have a house there. This shows my love for the city and I don't have more words of gratitude to send to Barcelona and the people there. I will never forget it because it was a wonderful memory for me. ”

Romain maintained a good relationship with Harvey, having been teammates in the 2002/2003 season

"Xavi is one of the most important players in the history of Spanish football, and on the green field, Barca with Xavi marks an era. Hopefully, as Barca's manager, he can continue to enjoy it. ”

"Harvey is back at his home and his club and is happy to have him again and the people there are happy every day. He had just taken office and must be given plenty of time for now. I never doubted that his coaching would be outstanding. ”

- Louis van Gaal

"When I was at Barca, he was the manager. In every training session and competition, I try to learn from him. I enjoyed that time and hopefully Now Van Gaal will be doing well in his position as well. ”

(Kikoku)