Enrique: ‘Fiorentina a strong side’

Luis Enrique called Fiorentina “a very strong side” and criticised Barcelona’s defending after a 2-1 defeat.

The Treble-winners were without stars including Leo Messi, Neymar and Javier Mascherano when capitulating at the Stadio Franchi in the International Champions Cup.

“I am not satisfied because we lost and the defence has to improve,” Enrique said in his Press conference.

Luis Enrique called Fiorentina “a very strong side” and criticised Barcelona’s defending after a 2-1 defeat.

The Treble-winners were without stars including Leo Messi, Neymar and Javier Mascherano when capitulating at the Stadio Franchi in the International Champions Cup.

“I am not satisfied because we lost and the defence has to improve,” Enrique said in his Press conference.

“We played against a very strong side, but we cannot just let men go clear on goal like that. We must do better, including when we are attacking.

“Our intention is to leave few spaces to our opponents, so evidently things need to be corrected.

“Fiorentina are starting the season with a new Coach and have important players at their disposal. Giuseppe Rossi’s recovery is a huge boost for the team and I hope he has a great season.”