Half a year can be a long time for 23 players to share the same dressing room and there can be many surprises, with unpleasant moments paired with other moments of laughter.
It is the latter situation which comes to mind for Samuel Umtiti when he remembers his first few months as a Barcelona player. The Frenchman, who has become a key player already, revealed an anecdote in native France of a moment involving Luis Enrique which provoked laughs among all the players.
Umtiti explains how it went: "One day, after a viedo session, Luis Enrique spoke with the squad about some tactical aspects. When he finished, he asked if anyone wanted to add anything. He looked especially at the new players and those that don't speak the language as much.
"[Jeremy] Mathieu and I looked at each other and said we had nothing to add. Then, he looked at [Lucas] Digne and asked if he had anything to add. Lucas [Digne] had not understood what had been said, but to be polite, he said 'yes'. Everyone was waiting for him to add something but he said nothing... Everyone burst out laughing."
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Umtiti also tells that another day, after training "[Luis Enrique] came to ask me if I'd understood what he'd explained about bringing the ball out. You could that he was scared I'd say yes and that, really, I wouldn't have understood anything."