Xavi Hernandez He leaves Benito Villamarín very satisfied. The technician Terrassa He has breathed again after his team’s reaction to a game that, despite dominating, has been made difficult for them due to specific errors. “I hope it helps us give a step forward. We talked about giving that click and I hope today is that day. Until now she was suffering, today we have enjoyed on the field,” he acknowledged, proud of his team in the victory against Betis, which he called “a great game“although it was not a “round” match due to having conceded two goals.
Xavi, in addition to talking about Barça’s necessary victory, did not want to throw the ball away with the controversy of the day. He refereeing at Real Madrid – Almería It has been in the headlines since the match that same afternoon, and the Barça coach once again expressed himself openly. “I am left with a reflection of Garitano (Almería coach) and Alfredo Relañovery good journalist. It is going to be very difficult to win this League. I already said it in Getafe. I saw things that didn’t fit me. We have to continue winning but there are things that we do not control. Everyone has seen it today,” said the coach.
“I remember the Getafe penalty, the resounding Raphinha in Vallecas and the goal in Granada. We would already have six more points. They are not excuses, they are realities. These are situations in the 94th minute in which we get tails but we have to keep working. This is the way,” he explained.
Praise to your team
“We were in very good shape when they scored two goals against us. We had the game under control and we dominated Betis a lot. It was difficult for us when we didn’t understand each other and that goal made us a little tense. And from there the tie came “said the Barça coach. Those three minutes in which Barça received the Isco double They lost the team’s concentration and, despite the good first half, they needed readjustments to turn the match around again. “What happens to us is our faultToday with 0-2 we concede too easily, I am worried about the areas but especially ours. In one of our best games, it was a day to win comfortably, but suddenly you find yourself with a 2-2 that seemed very unfair to me,” he added.
“With youth and personality”
“The team has been very good and this is a step forward. With young players with personality. The Barcelona fans will have enjoyed today’s match. The team fought hard and we played a great game, despite the two goals we conceded,” added the satisfied coach.
A few names are distilled from the match against Betis, but Xavi wanted to highlight the transcendental and determining role of Ferran Torres, that has consolidated a change in dynamics. “Ferran has turned the tables on himself. I spoke to him in the summer. He sent me a lovely message in which he told me that he was willing to succeed at Barça and that is what it is. He is one of the people and footballers in whom more mental strength I’ve seen. “He earned it hard,” the Barça coach highlighted on the pitch after the match.
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“This is Barça,” said Ferran Torres after signing a hat-trick against the Betic team. “There is a lot of demand, you are in the spotlight and there is a lot of criticism, you have to be strong and trust yourself. The team has shown its face and has taken a step forward,” he added after playing one of his best games, absolutely decisive. for the culé victory. “Triumph is the froute of work, discipline, of perseverance, of believing in oneself and taking advantage of opportunities,” he concluded.
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Praise for Pau Cubarsi
The other proper name was Pau Cubarsí. The 16-year-old center back defended like a true veteran while his legs gave out. “Cubarsí is a very capable footballer. He doesn’t look like he’s 16 when you talk to him, very focused. We are in front of a footballer who is going to mark an era at Barça, like Lamine Yamal. We continue to build very young footballers, but who have great maturity. We trust them a lot and they are the present and future of the club,” he confessed. Xavi Hernandez, who led a Barça that looks to San Mamés with the desire to consolidate the ‘click’.