2024-01-17 08:23:17
Anwar Ibrahim (Cairo)
The Spanish coach, Xavi Hernandez, Barcelona’s coach, is facing severe criticism, and has been subjected to violent attacks, since the heavy defeat by his arch-rival, Real Madrid, in the Spanish Super Cup final, which was held in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and ended with a 4-1 victory for Real Madrid.
The ESPN network revealed that Xavi had apparently lost the trust of part of the “dressing room,” as some players expressed their dissatisfaction with his approach and training style, and the lack of a clear plan to follow.
The Catalan newspapers “Sport” and “Mundo Deportivo” published the same picture on the front page of their issues issued today. The picture brings together the Barça players who stood in a semicircle in the middle of the field, facing Xavi, trying to bring the team together and calling for cohesion and unity.
When Deco, the sporting director, confronted him to find out the reasons for this decline, Xavi expressed his determination to fix the situation, raise the team’s head, and return to competing strongly for the League and King’s Cup championships, as well as the Champions League.
However, the shock was severe for the Blaugrana fans, who did not comprehend this humiliating defeat from their arch rival.
The ESPN network confirmed that Xavi has already lost the trust of quite a few players who believe that he does not have a clear vision or an understandable plan that can be understood, especially during the last matches of this season. However, the coach confirmed, on the other hand, that some players are unable to comprehend the philosophy. And Barça’s playing style.
The network said that some players criticized him for adopting a “double standard” policy, as he is harsh with some players, while dealing with others very softly, and indicated that the players’ doubts are not the result of the moment, but rather go back to previous rounds of “La Liga” and the Champions League, especially When Barcelona lost to Girona, and before that Real Madrid, and its loss to Shakhtar Donetsk and Enver in the “Champions”, although that did not prevent it from qualifying for the round of 16 of this tournament, where it faces the Italian Napoli.
If Deco ruled out the possibility of getting rid of Xavi in the middle of the season, then things inside the club are still unclear, and ESPN said that Xavi’s condition raises questions regarding his future at the end of the season, even if some inside the club are thinking regarding changing him from now. The appointment of Mexican defender Rafael Marquez, who leads Barça’s “reserve” team, means that the pressure on Xavi is increasing to such an extent that it may hamper his career and future with Barcelona.
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