Xavi’s On his way to the final, he showed that he looked at the matches with a different perspective than others. What Barcelona society sees as gray, he says, is green. This is an understandably defensive and self-indulgent attitude: no one likes to have their work questioned, and the greater the criticism, the greater the tendency to self-deceive. But after Sunday’s debacle, which ripped the team apart from top to bottom, Terrassa technician There was no way to find a secret explanation of reality. Your project is bleedingNo matter how you look at it.
“We played our worst match. It was football. We were hit very hard. If we were playing the best a year ago, today we experienced the worst. We must apologize to the fansBut you need to heal. I have experienced very difficult defeats throughout my playing career and we have recovered from them. Barça will return. “We now have to accept the criticism that will come and continue,” said the coach, who will definitely face reproaches. But that’s not the question, it’s whether he has the skills to find solutions to the team’s problems. His actions after the match were full of disappointment and sadness.
When we compare MadridBarca looked like a dwarf. Team shoulder to shoulder Ancelotti This is beyond stunning today. Such humiliation must be painful. And he saw all this while sitting in one of those magnificent seats in the Saudi lodge. Joan LaportaAuthor of the phrase “losing has consequences.” You don’t know what’s going through his mind. It is instinctive like the others, but it brings with it a tradition of loyalty to its coaches. Now if you should meditate Xavi’s With him at the helm, Barça can shake the dust off its knees and stand tall. The president appeared to be consoling the coach after the final on the grass. A sign that harsh decisions cannot be expected soon. But knowing.
Just in case, Xavi’s He said he felt the trust of the club. And he justified himself once again, albeit in a weak voice: “I believe in the project, in myself and in the players. This is a step back for me and the club, but I am strong, I accept criticism. It will be deserved, now continue to fight for the remaining three titles,” he said .
Time will tell whether the presidency and the players will believe him. Once again, there was a Barça with no rhythm, no personality, no game, no one in the stripes knew how to bring the team together. Yesterday’s final had nothing to do with the final a year ago and that Xavi’s That day he looked for inspiration to find the turning point. He returned to four midfielders, but the staging was poor. Xavi’s He had no choice but to accept his football disaster.
“This is not the image that Barça should show in the final. We could not cope with this. It was a tough defeat. We had hope, but it was not enough. We need to be self-critical. This helps us improve and compete better,” he added. Logical words but they don’t hit the mark. A steep hill is coming Xavi’s.