Xavi: «I’m going to give up my life so that this works»

In his first press conference prior to a game, that of his debut on the Barcelona bench against Espanyol, Xavi Hernández wanted to relieve pressure on his players and insisted on reversing the complicated situation of the Barça team, not only are their style of play , but also with their working methods. I don’t have to be a sergeant. It is a matter of order, not of discipline, “said the Catalan coach, for whom” the result is a consequence of a good game “and sees his players” very motivated “to start a new stage.

«Our way to the result is to play well. We will try to play well, create chances, not speculate, press high and play in the opposite field. We can not fail. We have urgencies in the classification, since we are ninth, and it is not the position that Barcelona deserves “, Xavi acknowledged, who assured that” there may be some surprise “in the eleven in his debut on the culé bench, although he will not be able to count on the injured Ansu Fati and Osumane Dembélé. However, he recovers several important players, including Gerard Piqué.

In any case, he assured that the players do not have to be overwhelmed by the current sporting situation that the team is going through. «The pressure now is for me and for the ‘staff’ ”. I’m going to give it my all. It is not a professional issue, but a sentimental one, because I am from Barça. I am going to give up my life so that this works, “proclaimed who estimates that to obtain results” the path is mentality, effort and sacrifice, because from there the talent will emerge.

Regarding his first line-up, he admitted that he has not yet decided, but that he will have to turn to “young people.” “I have told the players to calm down, that I trust them,” added who claimed the support of the Camp Nou for his debut. “I want the fans to come, cheer and shout, and we will try to make them happy watching the team play,” he said.