2023-11-13 23:36:14
Deco spoke this Monday in the Catalan media to support Xavi. Barça’s football director defended the work of the 40-year-old coach, who is facing criticism in Spain regarding the quality of play of his team, currently third in La Liga.
Unwavering support. Deco stepped up to the plate this Monday to defend Xavi. The Barça football director spoke in several Catalan media to defend the record of the 40-year-old coach, criticized in Spain for his team’s performances since the start of the season. Currently third in La Liga, behind Girona (unexpected leader) and Real Madrid, FC Barcelona has a series of sluggish outings, despite a large squad.
Beaten last week on the field of Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League (1-0), Robert Lewandowski’s teammates are at the top of Group H, tied with Porto. But the criticism mainly focuses on the quality of their game. “We spoke at length with Xavi and he is the first to want to play better,” Deco told the newspaper Sport. “I have no doubt that Xavi is the best coach for Barça. He is the best coach for this project which was launched a few years ago. He agreed to come at an important moment and that is the perfect coach for everything we’re trying to rebuild.”
“The confidence is 200%”
“We are going through difficulties at the moment, recognized the Portuguese leader, a native of Brazil. We have to manage a lot of matches and he is certainly the first to want to play better (…) Xavi is aware of the responsibility he has. He knows that when we are not well, it is difficult, for him and for all of us. He knows exactly what he must do.”
Deco also broadcast his speech on RAC1 radio: “With Xavi, there is absolute tranquility. There is no doubt with him. The confidence is 100%, 200%. We want to improve. We want to play better , of course. We can’t hide it. We want a more attractive team. Another thing is to know why we are not at our level. We will also recover all our players gradually. We know where we need to improve, but we can’t forget that we did good things.”
After the international break, FC Barcelona will travel to the field of Rayo Vallecano, on November 25 in the championship (2 p.m.), before welcoming Porto, on November 28, during the penultimate day of the C1 (9 p.m.) , then host Atlético de Madrid on December 3 in La Liga (9 p.m.).
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