Anwar Ibrahim (Cairo)
The meeting was renewed between the Dutch star Memphis Depay, the player of Atletico Madrid, and his compatriot, Ronald Koeman, his former coach in Barcelona, who has been in charge of the technical leadership of the “orange” team since the beginning of this year, after a first term that was not the best.
It is known that Koeman did not last long with Barca, but was dismissed a few months after the start of the 2022/21 season, and was replaced by Spaniard Xavi Hernandez, the current coach.
Depay took advantage of his presence with his country’s national team, on the occasion of the European qualifiers for “Euro 2024”, and he held an interview with the Dutch newspaper “Elgemeen Dagblad”, during which he expressed his disappointment and frustration with the ill-treatment that Koeman received in the Catalan club, and the administration deliberately abused him. Depay said: The way Koeman was treated was not right and he did not deserve it at all, because he is a great coach and a great personality.
Depay, who left Barcelona for Atletico Madrid last January, expressed his deep sorrow at having to leave Barca, although he admitted that his departure was necessary because he only played for a few minutes in the first half of the season.
He added, “I certainly felt disappointed and disappointed when I left, but disappointment is part of life.
And he continued: In football, the player must continue to work and make efforts in order to make continuous progress, and to have permanent ambition. Sometimes things change very quickly, and now I feel in much better shape with Atlético, and I have more opportunities to play. Depay hopes to help his new club, Atletico, finish the season in at least second place, ahead of arch-neighbor Real Madrid, and at the level of his country’s national team, he hopes to reach the Euro 2024 finals in Germany, despite the bad start of the “orange” in the qualifiers for this tournament and its loss. His first match, 0-4, against France.
It is noteworthy that Memphis Depay, born on February 13, 1994, “29 years old,” started his professional career with PSV Eindhoven “11/2015”, then moved to Manchester United “15/2017”, and then to Olympique Lyonnais “17/2021”, then Barcelona 21. / 2023, and finally settled this year in Atletico Madrid. Depay played for all the youth teams under 15, 16, 17, 19 and 21 years old, and he was promoted to the first team in 2013.
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