abidal
Noun
Meaning
abidal (uncountable)
(obsolete) The act or condition of abiding; residence, stay.
Examples
Abidal, a former team mate of Messi and Alba, had told newspaper Sport that he felt some Barca players were not working hard enough under Valverde, which led to him advising club president Josep Maria Bartomeu to sack the coach.
Abidal told reporters that he hopes the Argentine skipper will sign a new deal soon despite the bust-up.
Abidal accused the Blaugrana stars of lack of commitment which led to the sack of Ernesto Valverde during an interview last month.
Abidal played a key role in selecting Setien as Valverde’s successor, and some eight months later he has now followed the head coach out the door at the Nou Camp.
Barca have fallen three points behind Real Madrid in the title race after a defeat to Valencia and captain Lionel Messi appears to be at loggerheads with sporting director Eric Abidal.
Eric Abidal is set to follow Quique Setien out the door at Barcelona – with Lionel Messi one of just SIX players safe from the axe, according to reports.