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Albert Roca, Bengaluru FCs new coach, is looking forward to bringing a bit of Barcelona - where he was assistant to Frank Rijkaard - to India. Roca fills the large shoes of Ashley Westwood but he says he will try and bring a certain style of football to the club.Foreign coaches come here and they change the forward and central defender, but eventually they dont create any style. Winning the title is good, the supporters are happy, but we have to see that there is something more in connection with the development of football. I know we will have time for that. Its not easy. And if you dont have the players to do that, we have to adapt, Roca told ESPN.Roca began his managerial career in 1998 but was most influenced by Frank Rijkaard, whom he assisted from 2003-2008. He also worked with him at Galatasaray and with the Saudi Arabia national team.While Roca is keen on implementing a certain style of football, he also understands that Bengaluru FC are in the business of challenging for trophies. After winning three trophies in three years, including two I-League titles, Bengaluru fans will expect nothing less.It is important to win and it is also important to show the fans the way we play. Both are important. Implementing that sort of change with the champions is not easy. But in this country (India) we know that there are a lot of things to do. In Spain there has been a lot of work done for the past 80 years and now they are winning everything. Why? Because they wanted to keep the style, our (Barcelona) own style. It was not the strong or athletic style, it was the tiki-taka.Under Westwood Bengaluru won the I-League in their debut season (2013-14), lost the title on the last day to Mohun Bagan the next year and regained the I-League last year. On the pressure of managing a club with so much silverware already and being the defending champions, Roca said he is only looking at the future.We have to look forward. We cannot see the past. The players must know that. It is going to be a difficult season, even more difficult because all the teams would want to beat us because we have been the champions; but that should only motivate us.On asked what kind of style he will bring to the team, he said, It will be difficult to implement the Barcelona style of football in just a few weeks, but my goal would be to play to the best of my ability. The Indian players are open to get information and eventually it will depend on the talent of the players.So are we ready to witness tika-taka in India? Not yet, says Roca.Not tiki-taka, but we will have a similar idea. Its a long way to go. I cant go and say lets play tiki-taka. If it doesnt work I have to be ready for that. Achieving the tiki-taka kind of football has been very tough for Spain and Barcelona and it has taken many years. Imagine how much time I will take in India.Roca has been happy with whatever Bengaluru FC has offered him and he sees this as another challenge in his managerial career. His previous stint was managing El Salvadors national team for a year, while also being an assistant at Saudi Arabia for two years previously. Roca says this experience will help him overcome challenges faced in India.I have not come here to play like Barcelona, I have to adapt. But Im ready for that. Its not the first time I am in this situation. I have been in El Salvador, which is a country similar in terms of talent and we succeeded and everybody was happy with our work. We are open here. This is my first time in India and I dont know everything about other cities, but Im quite surprised with it. Its quite clean and I think its beautiful. Cheap Barcelona Jerseys China . 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