Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman was precipitated to chop quick his press convention forward of his group’s La Liga assembly with Sevilla on Saturday after the Dutchman suffered a nosebleed.
Chatting with the press on Friday, Koeman was seen wiping blood from his nostril a number of instances and making an attempt to proceed earlier than having to go away the gathering.
Experiences stated it was the second time Koeman, 57, had been stricken by the issue in current weeks as some sections of the Barca fanbase expressed their concern.
❗At this time, for the second time in current weeks, Ronald Koeman has suffered a nostril bleeding throughout his press convention.
Through: @samuelmarsden [espn]
Hope he’s alright! pic.twitter.com/lNU6lhlHCY
— Barça Buzz (@Barca_Buzz) February 26, 2021
That is the second time in previous few weeks Koeman's had a nostril bleed in a information convention. Appears to be ending early at the moment. Hope he's okay. 'Hostia puta' he says because it's minimize quick
— Samuel Marsden (@samuelmarsden) February 26, 2021
Ronald Koeman moet persconferentie Barcelona staken door bloedneus: 🩸 A Koeman le empezó a sangrar la nariz y tuvo que abandonar la conferencia 📽️ @diarioas pic.twitter.com/sXAn1T1bi1 — El Gráfico (@elgraficoweb) February 26, 2021 The submit Ronald Koeman… https://t.co/41pjp1Opgz
— Voetbal tweets (@voetbal_tweets) February 26, 2021
Nevertheless, the membership confirmed that Koeman was high-quality and it was later clarified that the problem stems from the Dutchman taking blood thinners for a coronary heart situation.
Membership affirm Koeman OK. @fansjavimiguel explains he takes blood thinners after his coronary heart drawback they usually’re the reason for the nostril bleeds
— Samuel Marsden (@samuelmarsden) February 26, 2021
In Could of final 12 months, Koeman underwent a process in his homeland after struggling coronary heart issues and being rushed to hospital.
“I went on a 64-mile bike journey, got here house a bit exhausted, and after I sat down I began to really feel horrible,” he would later reveal.
“I had a ache in my chest, I began sweating and went as white as a ghost. I now see how fortunate I used to be. The paramedics who rushed to come back out and took me to hospital of their ambulance had been good.”
Koeman took over as head coach at former membership Barcelona simply three months later.
In December, Koeman stated of his coronary heart scare: “When issues like that occur, or when folks near you get sick, then life does change.
“In my case I had a small stroke and it does make you concentrate on issues in a different way.
“Maybe managing Barcelona grew to become a case of now or by no means. I’ve already been teaching for a number of years and I do not need to nonetheless be teaching soccer after I’m 70. This was the precise time.”
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His tenure to this point has seen ups and downs, together with the humbling Four-1 Champions League final 16 first-leg defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on the Nou Camp earlier this month.
In La Liga, the Catalans are third within the desk, two factors behind Actual Madrid and 5 adrift of leaders Atletico. Barcelona are unbeaten in 14 video games and eased previous Elche Three-Zero on Wednesday.
Saturday’s opponents Sevilla lie fourth, two factors behind Barca however with a recreation in hand, and are on a six-match successful run within the league.
After assembly in Sevilla on Saturday, the groups play one another once more on Wednesday on the Nou Camp within the second leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal, the place Barca will look to overturn a 2-Zero deficit from the primary leg.