Umtiti: I love Barca and want to work for it, but I feel lonely during this time

Recently, Barca's French centre-back Umtiti was interviewed by Spain's "World Sports Newspaper", and he answered some questions raised by reporters.

<b>What else can Umtiti offer Barca?</b>

Talking about yourself is a difficult thing to do, let's play... But I can't talk about myself.

<b>- Do you consider yourself the team's 6th centre-back? </b>

I don't think so, but that's the case at the moment, and while I don't see it that way, I need a chance.

<b>Do you feel lonely during this time? </b>

Yes, I feel lonely, the world is like this, but fortunately now that my body is back and I can continue to work, I told myself that one day I would continue to play football and enjoy football, but it was really tough.

<b>How was your life in Barcelona? </b>

I like to be at home, quiet, but also lonely, but I'm a very independent person and I always enjoy being myself, sometimes with my friends in France. I don't like to go out at other times, sometimes I have to cut off contact with the outside world, but I also go out to dinner with my friends. If I don't stay at home, I go to the gym to practice and watch a lot of football games.

<b>- What do you think of Barca without Messi? </b>

It's hard because the team lost the best player in the world, but life goes on, the team has another way of playing, Messi gave us a lot of help, and now we have to play a little more team. If we believe that playing in this team can win the championship, then we can win the championship.

<b>How to explain the series of fiascos that Barca have suffered in Europe in recent years? </b>

It's tough for everyone, but we always want to play well and win, and that makes it even harder. We should know that in today's football world it's getting harder and harder to win, football has changed, we need to change, we're changing the way we play.

Before, you could just control the ball and fight to win, now you have to pay attention to a lot of details, the level of technical and tactical level is equally important, football has changed, any team can give you a blow, it was not like this before.

We have to change our minds, because before Barca it was possession, now it's not like that, we have to add more intensity, pay attention to more technical and tactical details, if not, we may lose.

<b>– You were a Barça fan when you were a child, did you ever reach an agreement with the president of Lyon that if you moved to Barca he would have let it go more easily? </b>

Yes, he knew I was a Barça iron fan, I told him not to refuse if Barça wanted to buy it, he said he would help me, but the price was to be negotiated, but he would help me.

Signing with Barca is a dream come true, they have given me a lot and I have always said that I have to do more to give back to this club.

<b>- Does your friend Dembele want to stay? </b>

I think yes, that's the truth, he's training hard every day and I see, he's happy and almost ready for a comeback, but it's still time because he hasn't played in months, but he's in good shape.

<b>- Finally, what would you like to say to the Barça fans? </b>

I hope to keep trying, like I did before, and I'll give it my all in order to play and prove to everyone that I'm great. I'm going to try to help the team, I want to say something, but those words I keep to myself first, I hope I can win something, and honestly with the team's current squad we can do it.

We have to keep the idea of hitting the championship in our heads, because if we don't think that way, we can't win anything. I'm very happy here, I love Barca, Barça is the club I want to play for, but I also have unhappiness, that is, I can't play, for me happiness is to play, to get back to the rhythm of the game that I don't have now, and I will do my best for it.

（Paul）