Barcelona supervisor Xavi has admitted his staff don’t have the standard of the Barca facet that conquered Europe beneath Pep Guardiola. He additionally asserted that the Catalans wanted to indicate extra “soul” and aggression to get out of the rut they had been in.
Barcelona Barely Scraped To A Win Towards Almeria
La Liga holders Barcelona haven’t been at their finest this season. They’ve dropped 16 factors in 18 league matches up to now and at the moment discover themselves in third place within the La Liga rankings, regardless of enjoying one recreation greater than different top-four groups.
On Wednesday (December 20), the Blaugrana welcomed bottom-placed Almeria to the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona. Seeking to return to profitable methods after struggling two defeats and a draw of their final three video games in all competitions, Xavi’s facet wanted to make an announcement of intent in opposition to Gaizka Garitano’s males. Nevertheless, issues didn’t go fairly as deliberate.
Barcelona created a slew of probabilities, however their ending allow them to down. They one way or the other obtained on the proper facet of a 3-2 scoreline, however Cules had been audibly dissatisfied with their show.
Xavi Desires His Gamers To Present Soul And Aggression
In his post-match press convention, Xavi acknowledged his staff had been struggling to take their probabilities, which is why he challenged his gamers to indicate extra aggression and dedication on the pitch.
The Spanish tactician mentioned (through The Star):
“If we aren’t going to take our probabilities, not less than we have to be aggressive and present some soul.
“Except we run like animals we gained’t get wherever. Except we go away our pores and skin on the market we gained’t win something. We have to get up. It’s not a soccer situation, it’s about soul.”
He additionally admitted that his present staff couldn’t be in comparison with the Barca facet of 2010, which featured superstars like Lionel Messi, David Villa, Andres Iniesta, Gerard Pique, and, after all, Xavi himself.
Xavi continued:
“We aren’t the Barça from 2010, we don’t have the standard of the Barça from 2010.
“We simply don’t have that, overlook about it. We don’t have that high quality or that particular person functionality. We don’t have that.”
Barcelona gained all of it beneath Guardiola between 2008 and 2012, together with two UEFA Champions League trophies, three La Liga titles, and two Copas del Rey, amongst others.
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