Xavi’s first response at the press conference was harsher than any opinion from that so-called environment that affects footballers so much according to their coach. He said that the first minutes were unacceptable, that they give away many things, that it cannot be and that their players are insecure. Then he argued that the team is in bad shape as a result of the nervousness generated by that aforementioned environment.
Perhaps the press has been critical in recent days, but yesterday, one, who witnessed the match from the stands of the Estadi Lluís Companys, He was able to listen and detect that the Barça partner is much more angry than what the media reflects. There is no need to reproduce what I heard among the fans around me, but I assure you that it was not good at all.
It is difficult for me to understand the pretexts that the Barça coach uses. Maybe someone has sent him this message because Xavi is not a guy who looks for excuses.. Neither now as a coach, nor before when he was a footballer. Just yesterday he recalled that during his time as a player they described him as ‘Barça’s cancer’. Without a doubt, a disastrous statement due to its forms and what he later demonstrated on the field of play, but one that he could have avoided. Xavi has to continue being as he is. That is, natural, sincere and facing reality without being fooled.
Worrying indifference
Of course there is pressure and of course they are very young, but this is Barça. The national team break will be good for Xavi and the footballers. In any case, during these days of disconnection, the environment will remain the same. Neither the external nor the internal will change, which also exists. However, what needs to be radically changed is the team’s game. And that depends solely and exclusively on Xavi. So better focus on what is in your hands than cling to a speech that takes you nowhere.
At the end of the match that led to the national team break, there was no applause or whistles. Just a worrying indifference. The partner is worried. Luckily it wasn’t too cold.