Xavi has another ‘punishment’ in mind for Three Kings Day

01/01/2023 at 22:21

TEC

The coach could leave his squad without the Three Kings festivity if the team stumbles in the Copa del Rey

The team had to train on January 1 due to their setback against Espanyol

Barça has not started the year on the right foot as Xavi Hernández, the team’s coach, ‘punished’ the players for their draw in the Camp Nou derby on the last day of the year. It was a penalty for the players because the training was planned but it could be canceled in the event that the team beat Espanyol. Barça not only failed to achieve its purpose, it allowed itself to draw a game it had in hand and ended up giving up the two points that leave it with no margin at the top of the table. As a consequence, the players had to go to training today to correct mistakes made. It is still something abnormal because usually Barça did not train for this festivity.

Xavi Hernández, who at the press conference admitted his discomfort at the draw, He has another sanction in mind for his players, as revealed by the Sixth. The coach has marked in red the game this Thursday, January 4, in Alicante against Intercity, from the First RFEF. ANDIt is the debut of the team in the Copa del Rey, another of Barça’s great challenges after the disappointment in the Champions League, and Xavi does not want to be left without another competition.no. He also knows the danger that these qualifiers entail, a single match since there is no margin for error and the extra motivation with which InterCity will appear.

So that, Xavi does not intend to take on this competition as a minor title and the initial idea is to take the heavyweights of the team to Alicanteeither. The disappointment against Espanyol increases the attention on this match. In the event that Barça did badly and were eliminated, Xavi Hernández -according to the Sixth- has thought not cancel the training scheduled for the Three Kings festivity and the players should go to train on January 6. Barcelona plays a key league match against Atlético de Madrid on January 8 that could be decisive for the development of the competition. All this before leaving for Saudi Arabia to play the Super Cup.

Xavi is not willing for the team to stumble again at this difficult time of the season.

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