The Barça coach responded to the words of Joan Laporta, who is already thinking and working on his continuity. “First, the results. Then we’ll talk about my future,” he said.
The culé coach participated in a round table that served to inaugurate the ‘Casa de l’Esport’, a space for attention to sports entities and clubs from his hometown, Terrassa
Xavi Hernandez took advantage of the ‘truce’ of the calendar for FC Barcelona, which, after being eliminated from European competitions, will not play any week-to-week commitment before the transcendental visit to San Mamés next Sunday (9:00 p.m.), to participate in a round table which served to inaugurate the ‘House of Sports’a space for attention to sports entities and clubs from his hometown, Terrassa.
In an event led by carme barcelo and Josep Gallows, the Barcelona coach responded to the words of Joan Laporta, who had assured a few hours before that he wants to renew him. “I would be at Barça all my life, it’s my home, but I depend on the results,” Xavi declared. “‘Jan’ is my friend. Barça is very lucky to have a president like him. He is very reliable and has a good face. For me, he is a friend. This is not about money or years of contract, but about the fact that I want him to the club is going well. The day I feel that I am not convincing the players, I will go home. First, the results. Then we’ll talk about my future“He reported on his renewal.
The Vallesano was very candid about the difficulties and problems of his position. “I am constantly judged and criticized. It is hard, I have a family and small children. There are many moments in which it is not worth being a Barça coach. And even more so if you are a culé like me. It is very hard when they tell you that you are useless or that you have no personality. Sometimes you don’t find out about the criticism and a friend calls you telling you that they are killing you,” he reflected. “The worst days of my life have been as Barça coach. In many cases I have asked myself the question of whether it compensates. I don’t need anything economically… but I am from Barça and I want to help the club“, he insisted.
The style debate
The Barça coach was also very blunt when questioned about the debate on the model: “If someone represents the ‘Barça DNA’, it’s me. I want my team to have the ball. I have cold sweat when it is not. But football is not a play, there is always a rival that tries to screw you up. I would never in my life betray the style that has fed me. If I am someone in the world of sport, it is thanks to him”. “You have a game plan, but you must adapt to the circumstances. Defending is a very important part of football“, he claimed.
Xavi also explained that the intention of the Barça club is to strengthen itself next summer, whatever happens in the race towards the League and the Cup, because “Barça always has to strengthen itself” and “whether we like it or not, this is going to pay “. “At Barça everything has to be excellent. There are always changes. We will depend a lot on ‘fair play’, but we will try to strengthen the team. We’re doing a general rebuild“, he justified. The objective for the immediate future is clear: “We have to be more competitive in Europe. The review of the Champions League and the Europa League has told us that we are still not as competitive as we want to be.”
The Barcelona coach celebrated his team’s situation in the domestic competition now that “the moment of truth has arrived”. “Everyone would have signed to be nine points behind Madrid in the month of March”he said about it.