体坛英语资讯：Reports: Barcelona president backs Valverde despite poor end to season
<p><span word="MADRID">MADRID</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 29-- <span word="Ernesto">Ernesto</span> <span word="Valverde">Valverde</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="FC">FC</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disappointing">disappointing</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Champions">Champions</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> 4-3 <span word="aggregate">aggregate</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Liverpool">Liverpool</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Copa">Copa</span> <span word="del">del</span> <span word="Rey">Rey</span> <span word="final">final</span> 2-1 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Valencia">Valencia</span>.</p><p><span word="Catalan">Catalan</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="RAC">RAC</span>1 <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Valverde">Valverde</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="La">La</span> <span word="Liga">Liga</span> <span word="titles">titles</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="Copa">Copa</span> <span word="del">del</span> <span word="Rey">Rey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="Supercup">Supercup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="seasons">seasons</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Camp">Camp</span> <span word="Nou">Nou</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sacked">sacked</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="contradicted">contradicted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="station">station</span>, <span word="Cadena">Cadena</span> <span word="Ser">Ser</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="FC">FC</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Josep">Josep</span> <span word="Maria">Maria</span> <span word="Bartomeu">Bartomeu</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="Valverde">Valverde</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019-20 <span word="season">season</span>.</p><p><span word="Bartomeu">Bartomeu</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Barca">Barca</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="Luis">Luis</span> <span word="Suarez">Suarez</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ousmane">Ousmane</span> <span word="Dembele">Dembele</span>, "<span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coach">coach</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fault">fault</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Barca">Barca</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="backing">backing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="considers">considers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="Valverde">Valverde</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unbalanced">unbalanced</span> <span word="squad">squad</span>.</p><p><span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="striker">striker</span> <span word="Munir">Munir</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sevilla">Sevilla</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>, <span word="replacing">replacing</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ineffective">ineffective</span> <span word="Kevin">Kevin</span>-<span word="Prince">Prince</span> <span word="Boeteng">Boeteng</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Colombian">Colombian</span> <span word="defender">defender</span> <span word="Jeison">Jeison</span> <span word="Murillo">Murillo</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compensate">compensate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Samuel">Samuel</span> <span word="Umtiti">Umtiti</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="midfield">midfield</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aging">aging</span> <span word="Sergio">Sergio</span> <span word="Busquets">Busquets</span>.</p>
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