It must be difficult to assimilate, very difficult. Xavi, the great midfielder, the idol, the champion of everything, the staunch defender of the style, the one considered the great savior, the one who will save the club’s glory from the bench…It is now more than almost everyone has pointed out. He was almost ignored as if he were no one. Xavi was wrong about many things, that’s true. Too much. He sold an impossible football idea Without Messi, Iniesta and himself. He constantly changed his speech from one day to the next. He hasn’t been able to convey a clear idea of the game to his players, they are more confused than ever and everyone looks worse. The Super Cup was the final straw for many events. Ancelotti observed that Xavi commanded high pressure and took advantage of the spaces to kill his opponent. In other words, he saw heaven opened. A real disaster that could have been even bigger if Madrid wanted to shed blood. But Ancelotti is elegant even next to his great sporting rival. The real question is what Barça should do next.
Fact: Team survives in all three competitions. We are a long way from the league but we still have options. In the Champions League, although it seems like a pipe dream right now, anything is possible in the two-legged play-offs. Same as in Copa del Rey. The question is: should Xavi be sacked for the Super Cup defeat to Madrid, the recent failures in the league and the team’s poor play? No. Laporta needs to be strong. Forget the pressures of some and the opportunism of others. Like Victor Font, who lost to Laporta, who, among other things, criticized the sporting structure of the club while coaching Xavi in his candidacy. Football is capricious, We already know this. Maybe now Xavi will hand the stripes back to Joao Félix. Maybe Lamine really gives Yamal confidence. Maybe Araujo and Balde are back to their old selves. Maybe Lewandowski will get his scoring nose back. Likewise, Xavi is becoming a great coach at Barça. Otherwise, he will be the first to open the door and say goodbye.