"You are a leaker", Ronald Koeman told Riqui Puig in front of the entire dressing room ahead of the game with Elche for the Joan Gamper game back in September. The coach was sure that Riqui had leaked Koeman's decision for leaving him out of the squad list to the media. [el pa?s]
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When I say Koeman has done a few things to re-impose the authority of the coach, the above is one of them.
Proper reaction IMO.
Some would say that this is old-fashioned authoritative and humiliating attitude.
But this is how authority of the coach is secured. Do you think anyone would leak something that Zidane did not want at RM? Or anyone at Liverpool?
And now I remember some rumors that Cesc was leaking every line-up of Pep before the games in 2011-2, and Pep wanted him out.
We have to get back to the basics and do it right.
No footballer should assume authority above the coach.
If Puig's penalty for that is not being played for 4 months, maybe it was a right decision (if he realized his mistake now and shows a different conduct)