A substantial change There have only been two games in the United States and one in Olot. Little, very little, to draw any conclusions. But enough so that the expectation generated by Xavi’s Barcelona has skyrocketed. Enough to look forward to tonight’s match against Juventus to certify that the change is remarkable. And real. It is what you have to start a season from scratch and not reach the middle of the course, with a changed foot and without having participated in the design of the template. That’s what it takes to take on someone else’s work and try to change the pace of the team when there isn’t even time to train because the games pile up one after another, and the need to win handshakes more than one because the pressure increases.
Today, Xavi starts from scratch and In just three games, many details have already been seen that were not appreciated until now. Only with the players he has, with the reinforcements that have come to him, without those he has set aside and those who will no longer have the specific weight they had… his hand is noticeable. Even though he doesn’t yell or do it in bad ways or like a military sergeant. Xavi has a left hand and knows how to deal with problems because he is a football man and he knows the player and the codes in the locker room better than anyone else.
The problem that arose through his trip to the USA has been solved, it is a detail that has tarnished the club’s image but has been left behind. Xavi has taken the bull by the horns and the team is beginning to be what he wants. The coach has gained a lot in offensive potential. You just have to see that when he arrived, in the opening match against Espanyol, Ilias, Memphis and Gavi were on the wing. Then Jutglà, Coutinho or Abde appeared. A line-up that has nothing to do with the one he can present today against Juventus, or the one he took against Madrid. Xavi has given the appropriate instructions to sign talent and today he has up to seven top level strikers to prevent it from happening to him like the previous season in which he had so many problems with the goal. In which scoring a goal was a feat. It is a significant detail because the goal ends up being the solution to many problems, because it makes your life easier, because they are the source of the joy that a team generates. And Xavi already has that weapon.