Pjanic ends Koeman feud with Instagram denial | Goal.com

The midfielder claimed he meant no contempt by his social media post after his former boss was sackedMiralem Pjanic has ended his prolonged feud with former Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman after Koeman was sacked on Wednesday night. The Besiktas midfielder, who sparred with Koeman repeatedly following his Blaugrana exile, denied an ambiguous, since-deleted Instagram post was meant as disrespect towards the head coach, and the Bosnia and Herzegovina star appeared to put the entire clash behind him. Pjanic wrote that “it’s very easy to misquote someone and place them out of context” and added he was “raised to respect everyone” and didn’t want to cause further problems. Editors’ Picks Ballon d’Or 2021 Power Rankings: Why Salah’s form won’t be enough to win this year’s prize NXGN Revisited: Will Bayern wonderkid Arp ever live up to his teenage hype? Barcelona should have sacked Koeman sooner: Laporta has wasted months on a dead man walking Man Utd sticking with Solskjaer over hiring Conte would be a farce What’s the context for Pjanic’s comments?The 31-year-old on at least two occasions since his September exit has spoken in strong terms about Koeman. He accused Koeman of disrespect soon after his move to Besiktas, and then suggested Barcelona needed a better leader earlier this…
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