Membership legend Xavi has make clear the challenges he confronted throughout his reign as Barcelona supervisor. The supervisor admitted he by no means felt appreciated sufficient and all the time drew intense scrutiny as a consequence of his trophy-laden spell as supervisor.
Barcelona Declare Slender Win In Xavi’s Last Win As Supervisor
With the La Liga title firmly in Actual Madrid’s bag, Barcelona, on paper, had nothing to play for towards Sevilla on Sunday evening (Could 26). Nonetheless, it was not a useless rubber for many followers and gamers, because it marked Xavi’s remaining recreation as Barcelona supervisor.
Barcelona gamers rose to the event on the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium and claimed a 2-1 victory. Robert Lewandowski scored the opener for the Blaugrana within the fifteenth minute, however Sevilla striker Youssef En-Nesyri canceled it out simply previous the half-hour mark. After a little bit of to-and-fro, Fermin Lopez scored the winner for the Blaugrana within the 59th minute, sealing a 2-1 victory.
Emotional Xavi Delivers Explosive Publish-Match Press Convention
In his remaining post-match press convention as Barcelona supervisor, Xavi defined how tough a spell it was for him. The Spanish tactician additionally took a shot on the membership hierarchy, asking them to elucidate their resolution to sack him.
Xavi started (through SPORT):
“I don’t need to go into the explanations behind the choice, that doesn’t matter now. The leaders have to elucidate it as a result of they’re those who want to elucidate it.
“Every thing I did prompted an earthquake, and basically, I haven’t been capable of work with a lot calm. I consider my work hasn’t been sufficiently appreciated.”
He additionally mentioned that his repute as a participant damage his probabilities of succeeding as a supervisor.
Xavi added:
“Very excessive expectations had been created due to my previous as a participant, which turned towards me, and I used to be scrutinized very intently.”
Lastly, he warned his successor, bluntly stating that he would undergo.
Xavi added:
“He [His successor] will undergo, however he ought to have persistence, it’s a powerful place. The one factor that can save him is successful.
“Barça was ninth after I began on this bench, and we managed to compete for the league and end second. The next yr, we achieved a double: the league and the Supercopa, and this yr it’s true that we haven’t been capable of meet our targets. We missed out on a couple of particulars in 4 or 5 particular matches.”
In line with experiences, Hansi Flick will change Xavi within the dugout. The previous Bayern Munich supervisor has been with no job since Germany sacked him in September 2023.