Messi hasn’t been at his best this season so far.
He failed to contribute to a goal in Saturday’s loss at Cadiz.
Koeman has defended Leo who is often portrayed as a scapegoat for everything wrong that is happening at Barca.
“What I want is to have communication with Leo about things in the game, about things that happen in certain games. As with any player or captain,” Ronald Koeman told the pre-Juventus press conference, as quoted by Marca.
“You don’t have to put energy into outside issues. As a coach, I always have to look for the maximum performance from each player. Leo is very important in our attack, many of our attacks come through him.
“In that sense, I agree with him that he is the easiest culprit many times. I do not think he made mistakes. This is a matter for the whole team, where defensively we have to be more aggressive. In some games, we have not been effective enough.”
Even though Lionel Messi hasn’t been at his best this term, the 33-year-old has scored seven and set up four goals in 13 appearances for Barcelona across all competitions in the 2020/21 season.
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