Oscar Garcia hopes for magic touch in first game as Celta boss at Barcelona
New Celta boss Oscar Garcia insisted he has no magic wand to beat Barcelona.The former Brighton manager takes charge of his first game at his former club on Saturday.Garcia replacedFran Escriba, who was sackedafter the 1-0 defeat by Getafe which left Celta in 18th place having losttheir last four games.@oscargarciaj is officially the new coach of RC Celta! He will lead his 1st training session in A Madroa this afternoon. He will be accompanied by Roger Garca (2nd coach), Quique Sanz (physical trainer), and Rubn Martnez (analyst), who will be part of the technical staff. pic.twitter.com/QapdIw9hpO RC Celta (@RCCeltaEN) November 5, 2019And the ex-Watford boss, who started his career at the Nou Camp, knows the task ahead.He told Spanish news outlet Sport: We have worked things, but I am not a magician. We play first and foremost Barca, a very good team that has incorporated great players like (Frenkie) De Jong or (Antoine) Griezmann.There is no clear idea to hurt them.We are going to go play our game and I hope we regain our confidence. That, at least, it will help us. We will try to win. Memories at Camp Nou. #BaraCelta #LaLiga pic.twitter.com/6E7OpYMjlQ RC Celta (@RCCeltaEN) November 8, 2019We know the field we are going and the situation in which they are in, but we must focus a lot on us, to improve every week and every day to be better.There are weaves but we have to work on some things that are very improvable and that is where we are going to have a big impact.I want the fans to feel proud of how we play and of the feeling we have when we play. I believe in that a lot.LATEST NEWSTests performed have shown that @JordiAlba has had a relapse of the injury to his left biceps femoris. He is out and his recovery will determine his availability. pic.twitter.com/LxTeSPGbTb FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) November 5, 2019Garcia is without injured Barca loaneeRafinha, with Santi Mina, Claudio BeauvueandKevin Vazquez also sidelined.Barcelonas left-backJordi Alba has suffered a reoccurance of his hamstring injury and is also out.Boss ErnestoValverdes position at Barca has been under constant scrutiny this season.They are top of LaLiga, ahead of Real Madrid on goal difference.Who will be top of #LaLigaSantander by the end of Matchday 13? ____________________ pic.twitter.com/ZFMPBB7yqJ LaLiga (@LaLigaEN) November 7, 2019Valverde told a press conference: We need a win and to get back to picking up three points at a time. Were motivated to stay top the standings.Celta have good players and its not normal for them to have so few goals with the players they have. Its a team that will get out of the bottom part of the standings.They have talent and theyll show it.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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