Barcelona stalwart Andres Iniesta has insisted that he and his teammates remain fully behind manager Luis Enrique, despite sections of the media and the club's fanbase suggesting that his time at the club may be coming to an end.
Speaking to the pressafter Sunday's last-gasp 2-1 win overLeganes, the 32-year-old said that Tuesday night's 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain; coupled with Barca's hit-and-miss domestic form, still hasn't shaken his faith in Enrique.
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"We've not lost confidence in ourselves or in the manager," he said."I think it's a one-off situation we're going through. I'm sure we'll recover those sensations which have seemed lost and our winning mentality for the upcoming challenges.
"Nothing is lost and we have to be convinced that we'll get back to doing things the right way. We can't keep looking back. We have to look forward and fight for everything -- I don't have any doubts in this team."
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Tonight's @FCBarcelona match is his 400th in LaLiga.
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The veteranSpain international did admit that Tuesday's drubbing in Paris had weighed heavy on his mind going into the weekend's game, saying:"We knew it was going to be difficult after what happened in Paris. Of course that had an influence. It wasn't easy going into the game today after that. We're humans and these things affect us.
"There were some strange feelings: frustration, a lack of confidence ... it's inevitable. And then the way the game developed didn't help.Despite the early goal we weren't able to put distance between ourselves and Leganes and that led to nerves and made the game difficult."
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