2024-01-30 15:16:44
Barcelona coach, Xavi Hernández, apologized to Rafa Márquez for having applied to lead the Barça team on the same day that the former midfielder announced that he will not continue with the club at the end of the season.
In the preview of the LaLiga match against Osasuna, Barcelona), you can’t say no.”
“Maybe his words were taken out of context, but it is legal and natural that he is preparing to be able to coach Barça one day,” said Xavi at a press conference, who also highlighted that he wants the four months he has left in office “be the best” and that is what he has let his players know.
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“We need a reaction. The footballers have to take a step forward, and they know it, we depend a lot on them being inspired,” said Xavi, who highlighted that some of them made him “excited” by their reaction after learning that he would not follow the front of the team next season.
Rafa Márquez as coach of Barcelona B in training / PHOTO: EFE
Osasuna’s visit will be the first match since the Terrassa coach’s announcement: “I approach the game with more responsibility, if possible, because we still have a lot at stake. I continue with the maximum enthusiasm and with the maximum energy. It has freed me up a little personal level, but I am very motivated and I have let the footballers know this.”
For this reason, Xavi demanded “unity” and the support of the fans to “compete” against an opponent who is “a rock defensively”, at a very delicate moment for the club and the team.
“We are more vulnerable in defense and our performance as a team has dropped. The level of football is not adequate, which is why my decision not to continue. I arrived here in one of the most difficult moments in history and I believe that our team is not valued enough. work. At the beginning of the season I had already decided not to continue,” he explained.
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